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Harding, Robert George. The Gadianton Robbers. Salt Lake City: Promised Land Publications, 1969.
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Traces the rise and growth of organized crime in Nephite-Lamanite culture. The author discusses how, through conspiracy and murder, the Gadianton Robbers gained seats in the government and became the ruling force. Claims they originated with Cain. Shows how the Jaredites, 2300 B.C.—A.D. 200, were destroyed by a similar group. Draws parallels with present-day society and warns that history repeats itself and that liberty requires vigilance.

ID = [78489]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1969-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:31
Hillam, Ray C. “The Gadianton Robbers and Protracted War.” Brigham Young University Studies 15, no. 2 (1975): 215-224.
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The Gadianton wars were different from most other wars in the Book of Mormon in that they were internal, often covert, and protracted. They included components of terrorism, assassination, insurgency, and other horrific aspects of war. We can trace similar characteristics from these ancient wars with the current conflicts that are occurring today, especially those in the Middle East, Asia, Latin America, and Africa. The story of seventy years of fighting with the Gadianton robbers is told using a modernized perspective that focuses specifically on the methods by which the robbers fought the wars—secret base areas, propaganda, guerrilla-type attacks—strikingly similar to modern events.

Keywords: Gadianton Robbers; Guerrilla Warfare; Insurgency; Warfare
ID = [9440]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1975-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,byu-studies  Size: 693  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 20:00:55
Peterson, Daniel C. “The Gadianton Robbers as Guerrilla Warriors.” In Warfare in the Book of Mormon, edited by Stephen D. Ricks and William J. Hamblin, 146-173. Provo, UT/Salt Lake City: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies/Deseret Book, 1990.
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This chapter compares the war tactics of the Gadianton robbers in the Book of Mormon to Guerrilla warfare utilized by various groups throughout military history.

Keywords: Doctrinal history, Gadianton robbers; Book of Mormon; Politics, Book of Mormon
ID = [82135]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1990-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:27
Gardner, Brant A. “The Gadianton Robbers in Mormon’s Theological History: Their Structural Role and Plausible Identification.” Paper presented at the 2002 FairMormon Conference Conference. August, 2002.
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Keywords: Ancient America - Mesoamerica; Book of Mormon Geography - Mesoamerica; Gadianton Robbers; Oaths; Secret Combinations
ID = [32377]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 2002-08-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,fair-conference  Size: 44724  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:43
Merkley, E. Heloise. “The Gadianton: A Story of Zarahemla.” Instructor 66, 67 (December 1931—September 1932): 713-17, 11-15, 76-79, 140-43, 199-203, 257-60, 324-27, 377-80, 416-19, 434-37, 494-97, 513, 556-58, 585.
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A fictional story that tells of a Gadianton spy who falls in love with the daughter of Gidgiddoni and plans the extermination of his own secret band.

ID = [80469]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1931-12-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:16
Cannon, Elizabeth Rachel. “The Gadiantons.” Improvement Era 14, no. 10 (1911): 862-872.
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This article is a fictional account of the Gadianton robbers based on the story in the Book of Mormon. The author uses actual characters such as CeZoram, Hagoth, and Seantum.

Keywords: CeZoram (Nephite Chief Judge), Fiction, Gadianton Robbers, Hagoth, Seantum
ID = [76929]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1911-08-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:21
Heimerdinger, Chris. Gadiantons and the Silversword. Salt Lake City: Covenant, 1991.
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Sequel to Tennis Shoes among the Nephites. Fiction.

ID = [77813]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1991-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:27
Lundstrom, Harold. “Gallery of Writers Furnish Imposing Choice of Books.” Church News 32 (29 December 1962): 16, 23.
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Announcements of new books, including a new edition of the Book of Mormon.

ID = [79475]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1962-12-29  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:38
Schwartz, Robert F. “Game Theory, the Prisoner’s Dilemma, and the Book of Mormon.” BYU Studies Quarterly 52, no. 2 (2013): 67-112.
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Game theory has been applied to a number of disciplines, including economics, law, politics, sociology, and Bible studies, but this article is the first serious attempt to apply it to the Book of Mormon narrative. One particularly important model in game theory is known as the Prisoner’s Dilemma, which emphasizes the possibility and benefits of cooperation in the face of conflict. The Book of Mormon account is an almost constant narrative based on conflict, first within the family of Lehi and then between two warring factions that arise from a split in that original Book of Mormon family. These conflicts tend to fit the Prisoner’s Dilemma model extremely well. In a final estimation, the Prisoner’s Dilemma and its application in the Book of Mormon provide another way of looking at the Book of Mormon’s core messages of atonement, redemption, and the gospel of Jesus Christ.

ID = [10960]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2013-01-02  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,byu-studies  Size: 117269  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 20:01:05
Parsons, Robert E. “The Game’s in the Name.” Ensign, December 1972.
ID = [41501]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1972-12-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 9288  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:46:02
Sorenson, John L. “Gates of God.” New Era 5, no. 3 (1975): 18-25.
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The architecture of towers in the Book of Mormon may have been influenced by Old World structures such as the Tower of Babel. The idea that elevation was sacred is seen in the towers of Nephi, King Benjamin, and the Zoramites, but the towers may also have had political significance. Includes photos of Mesoamerican structures that could be interpreted as towers.

Keywords: Ancient America, Ancient Near East, Architecture, Mesoamerica
ID = [76624]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1975-03-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,sorenson  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:19
Sorenson, John L. “The Gates of God.” New Era 5 (March 1975): 18-25.
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The architecture of towers in the Book of Mormon may have been influenced by Old World structures such as the Tower of Babel. The idea that elevation was sacred is seen in the towers of Nephi, King Benjamin, and the Zoramites, but the towers may also have had political significance. Includes photos of Mesoamerican structures that could be interpreted as towers.

ID = [80470]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1975-03-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:16
Gatewood, Otis. “Gatewood/Farnsworth Debate on ‘Mormonism’ Held in Salt Lake City, in Beautiful Liberty Park on August 17-21, 1942.” Salt Lake City: n.p., 1942.
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A debate between a Mormon apologist and Mormon critic dealing primarily with the Bible and the Book of Mormon. A variety of Book of Mormon issues are discussed, including the Anthon episode, the testimonies of the Book of Mormon witnesses, Bible prophecies and the Book of Mormon, and the use of Egyptian by Book of Mormon writers.

ID = [77814]  Status = Type = manuscript  Date = 1942-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:27
Bednar, David A. “Gather Together in One All Things in Christ.” Delivered at the Saturday Morning Session of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, October 2018.
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The power of the Savior’s gospel to transform and bless us flows from discerning and applying the interrelatedness of its doctrine, principles, and practices.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [23122]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 2018-10-01  Collections:  bom,general-conference  Size: 407  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 21:27:53
Bednar, David A. “Gather Together in One All Things in Christ.” Ensign, November 2018.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [62588]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 2018-11-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 12567  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:18:46
Jones, Jakob R. “‘Gathered Together in My Name’” Ensign, September 2016.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [61637]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 2016-09-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 11895  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:18:39
Robison, Elwin Clark. Gathering as One: The History of the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City. Provo, UT: BYU Studies, 2013.
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The Salt Lake Tabernacle held the North American record for the widest unsupported interior space at its completion in 1867. Finished two years before the arrival of the railroad, it was constructed primarily of local stone, timber, and adobe. One of a long succession of buildings constructed to permit members of the Mormon faith to hear from their prophet, the Tabernacle accommodated over thirteen thousand people. A recent seismic upgrade provided a unique opportunity to view details of the historic building. Construction challenges, acoustics, the development of the organ, and subsequent alterations and upgrades are amply illustrated, providing a complete story of this magnificent edifice. Early meetings in the Mormon faith were held in private homes or outdoors. The first buildings constructed by the Church, the Kirtland and Nauvoo Temples, were multipurpose buildings that were woefully inadequate to accommodate the growing number of Saints. After arriving in the Salt Lake Valley, Brigham Young decided to construct a hall where thousands could attend services. The Salt Lake Tabernacle is a bold and daring building, setting a North American record for an unsupported interior span. Developed from bridge trusses, the building was frankly modern in the way it eschewed traditional ornamentation and styles and clearly expressed its form on the exterior. Brigham Young relied upon bridge builder Henry Grow and architects William Folsom and Truman O. Angell to realize the unprecedented structure. Grow tested the truss capacity with scale models and oversaw the construction of the lofty trusses. Folsom developed the initial plans, but then Angell worked out the details of the stand, seating, and gallery. Together they created an audience hall that seated approximately thirteen thousand and held as many as fifteen thousand with congregants standing in the aisles. The recent seismic upgrade of the building provided an opportunity to view many original details and finishes that were long hidden underneath later layers and additions. The upgrade allows the building to be of service continuing into the next century. Built from local materials and volunteer labor before the railroad arrived in the Great Basin, the Tabernacle stands as a witness to the collective sacrifice made by members of the Mormon faith. Driven from homes and disavowed by families, these early Saints made the arduous trek to the West to follow a prophet, and this remarkable building made it possible for many thousands of them to gather as one under a single roof.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [75281]  Status = Type = book  Date = 2013-01-01  Collections:  bom,brigham,byu-studies,church-history  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:10
Millet, Robert L. “The Gathering of Israel in the Book of Mormon: A Consistent Pattern.” In Rediscovering the Book of Mormon, edited by Sorenson, John L., and Melvin J. Thorne, 186-196. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1991.
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The Book of Mormon is holy scripture. It is a key witness of the divine Sonship of Jesus Christ and a convincing testimony that salvation is to be found only through him. The Book of Mormon’s primary message, that Jesus Christ came to earth to redeem mankind, is closely tied to the history of the house of Israel. One of the primary purposes of the Nephite record, according to its title page, is “to show unto the remnant of the House of Israel what great things the Lord hath done for their fathers; and that they may know the covenants of the Lord, that they are not cast off forever.”

Keywords: Covenant; Gathering of Israel; Pattern; Promise; Prophecy; Title Page
ID = [75633]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1991-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-books  Size: 21742  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:12
Darter, Francis M. “The Gathering of Israel: . . . From a Scriptural Standpoint.” Long Beach, CA: n.p., 1915.
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The Book of Mormon came by way of the Gentiles because of the destruction of the Nephites and rejection by the House of Israel. The book is to be used to gather Israel.

ID = [78490]  Status = Type = manuscript  Date = 1915-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:31
Pratt, Orson. “Gathering of Israel—The Work of the Father Commenced—Three Nephite Apostles Never to Taste of Death—The Ten Tribes Come to Zion From the North Countries.” In Journal of Discourses, Volume 18. 1877, 16–29.
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Discourse by Elder Orson Pratt, delivered in the New Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, Sunday Morning, April 11, 1875. Reported By: David W. Evans.

ID = [29249]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1875-04-11  Collections:  bom,jnl-disc,pratt-orson  Size: 46169  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:16:26
Lindsey, Robert. A Gathering of Saints: A True Story of Money, Murder and Deceit. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1988.
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Tells the history of the coming forth of the Book of Mormon, the translation and loss of the 116 pages of manuscript, the story of the book, and the claim that Mormons made of the reinstitution of God’s Old Testament Church. The author presents much Church history and organization to set the stage for the deceit and murder that took place in Salt Lake City in conjunction with the Mark Hofmann forgeries.

ID = [77417]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1988-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:24
Hansen, Gerald, Jr. “Gathering to the Temple: Teachings of the Second Day.” In The Book of Mormon: 3 Nephi 9–30, This Is My Gospel, eds. Monte S. Nyman and Charles D. Tate Jr. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1993.
Topics:    RSC Topics > T — Z > Temples
ID = [36746]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1993-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-bom,rsc-books  Size: 24726  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:21
Middleton, Michael W. “Gatherings in the Last Days: Saved in Sheaves, Burned in Bundles.” In The Book of Mormon: Fourth Nephi Through Moroni, ed. Monte S. Nyman and Charles D. Tate Jr., 185–97. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1995.
Topics:    RSC Topics > D — F > Devil
ID = [36722]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1995-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-bom,rsc-books  Size: 28758  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:21
Pratt, Orson. “The Gathering—The Rise of the Church—The Book of Mormon—True Christianity.” In Journal of Discourses, Volume 14. 1872, 253–265.
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Discourse by Elder Orson Pratt, delivered in the Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, December 10, 1871. Reported By: David W. Evans.

ID = [29090]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1871-12-10  Collections:  bom,jnl-disc,pratt-orson  Size: 43458  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:16:25
Jolley, Elliott. “Gazelem the Jaredite.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 27 (2017): 85-105.
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Abstract: Alma refers to Gazelem in his instructions to his son Helaman in Alma 37:23. This article proposes and explores the concept of identifying Gazelem as a Jaredite seer. Other theories of the identity of Gazelem are addressed in this article but not explored in depth. It discusses the full context of Alma’s words, the Jaredite secret combinations and their oaths, Gazelem’s seer stone, and the Nephite interpreters. Additionally, it proposes a possible timeline that Gazelem lived among the Jaredites. It also discusses the usage of “Gazelam” as a substitute name for Joseph Smith in early editions of the Doctrine and Covenants.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Helaman
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [3664]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2017-01-01  Collections:  bom,d-c,interpreter-journal  Size: 47463  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:33
Peterson, Daniel C. “Ein Gelehrter begutachtet die Beweise fiir das Buch Mormon.” Preliminary Report. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1995. German translation of “A Scholar Looks at the Evidences for the Book of Mormon,” Preliminary Report. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1995. Transcript of a lecture presented as part of the FARMS Book of Mormon Lecture Series.
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Daniel Peterson discusses recent research that supports a spiritual witness for the Book of Mormon, including the following: Joseph Smith’s lack of schooling, his supposed misnaming of Jesus’ birthplace, the translation process, studies of chiasmus, possible locations for Book of Mormon events, and ancient manuscripts that are consistent with Book of Mormon accounts about document practices and beliefs of past civilizations.

Keywords: Book of Mormon; Answers to Criticisms
ID = [8560]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1995-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-reports,peterson  Size: 213  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 20:00:49
Morton, William A. “‘Gems’ from the Book of Mormon and Doctrine and Covenants.” Salt Lake City: n.p., 1925.
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A quote book made up of selected passages from the Book of Mormon and the Doctrine and Covenants, useful for preparing speeches and lessons.

ID = [77370]  Status = Type = manuscript  Date = 1925-01-01  Collections:  bom,d-c  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:24
McAllister, Duncan, and Wesley Smith. “Genealogical Records Relationship.” Improvement Era 23, no. 11 (1920): 962-966.
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This article argues that Book of Mormon accounts of Hagoth agree fully with Maori and Hawaiian traditions, legends, and genealogical records.

Keywords: Hagoth, Hawaii, Māori, Polynesia
ID = [76957]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1920-09-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:21
Cracroft, Richard H. “A General Reader’s Library of Book of Mormon StudiesThe (Literary) Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon: Three Recent Milestones.” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 7 no. 1 (1998).
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Cracroft reviews the following books that can deepen one’s understanding of the Book of Mormon: Richard Dilworth Rust’s Feasting on the Word: The Literary Testimony of the Book of Mormon; Marilyn Arnold’s Sweet Is the Word: Reflections on the Book of Mormon: Its Narrative, Teachings and People; and Elder Jeffrey R. Holland’s Christ and the New Covenant: The Messianic Message of the Book of Mormon.

ID = [2984]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1998-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-jbms  Size: 7159  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:28
Poulsen, George W., Jr. “Generations of the Nephites and Lamanites.” Salt Lake City: n.p., 1962.
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A pedigree chart of the Book of Mormon families of Lehi, Ishmael, and Mulek that provides brief information with scriptural references about Book of Mormon characters and the time and location where each resided.

ID = [77815]  Status = Type = manuscript  Date = 1962-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:27
Noyes, J. O. The Genesee Valley of Western New York. Ovid, NY: W. E. Morrison, 1858.
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Reprint from The National Magazine

ID = [78491]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1858-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:31
Hilton, John, III, Ryan H. Sharp, Bradley R. Wilcox, and Jaron Hansen. “Gentiles in the Book of Mormon.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 33 (2019): 267-288.
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Abstract: The word Gentiles appears 141 times in the Book of Mormon (the singular Gentile appears only five times.) It appears more frequently than key words such as baptize, resurrection, Zion, and truth. The word Gentiles does not appear with equal frequency throughout the Book of Mormon; in fact, it appears in only five of its fifteen books: 1 Nephi, 2 Nephi, 3 Nephi, Mormon, and Ether. Additionally, Book of Mormon speakers did not say Gentiles evenly. Some speakers said the word much less often than we might expect while others used it much more. Nephi1 used Gentiles the most (43 times), and Christ Himself used it 38 times. In addition to analyzing which speakers used the word, this study shows distinctive ways in which Book of Mormon speakers used this word.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 1 Nephi
Book of Mormon Scriptures > 2 Nephi
Book of Mormon Scriptures > 3 Nephi
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [3568]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  bom,interpreter-journal  Size: 46455  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:32
Cracroft, Richard H. “The Gentle Blasphemer: Mark Twain, Holy Scripture, and the Book of Mormon.” Brigham Young University Studies 11, no. 2 (1971): 119-136.
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Chapter Sixteen of Mark Twain’s Roughing It begins, “All men have heard of the Mormon Bible, but few except the ”elect’ have seen it, or, at least, taken the trouble to read it.” Conversely, all Mormons have heard of Twain’s caustic burlesque on the Book of Mormon, but none seems to have taken the trouble to demonstrate to Gentiles that Twain was obviously one of the multitude who had not read the book. Indeed, the four chapters in Roughing It(1872) devoted to the Mormons and their “golden Bible” continue to evoke hilarity from Latter-day Saints, not only because of the burlesque on sacred Mormon institutions, of which Twain was understandably but appallingly ignorant, but also because of the amusingly evident fact that if Twain read the Book of Mormon at all, it was in the same manner that Tom Sawyer won the Sunday School Bible contest—by cheating.

Keywords: Criticism; Mark Twain
ID = [9620]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1971-01-02  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,byu-studies  Size: 47377  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 20:00:56
Conkling, Chris. “The Gentle Power of Jacob.” Ensign, February 1992.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Jacob
ID = [50362]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1992-02-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 17654  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:51:52
Christensen, Ross T. “Geography in Book of Mormon Archaeology.” Society for Early Historic Archaeology Newsletter 147 (December 1981): 1-4.
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The stricture of George Q. Cannon in 1890 against concern for Book of Mormon geography studies was appropriate because comparative secular knowledge was not then available. Now it is. If archaeology is to be considered at all in connection with the Book of Mormon then both geography and chronology of the scriptures must be speciied then compared systematically with external information. Argues briefly that “the Tehuantepec correlation” of geography has come to be widely accepted among LDS students of the subject, as against “the Panama correlation” The SEHA should lead out in such geography study.

ID = [79476]  Status = Type = newsletter article  Date = 1981-12-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:38
Sorenson, John L. The Geography of Book of Mormon Events: A Source Book. Provo, UT: The Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1992.
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A comprehensive analysis of Book of Mormon geography. Sorenson gives a history and summary of all Latter-day Saints who have written on geography. He indicates what the text says, verse by verse, on geography and presents a trial map based on the text. Also presents problems of establishing distances and deciphering directional statements in the Book of Mormon. This work is reviewed in J.057.

ID = [78492]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,sorenson  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:31
Sorenson, John L. The Geography of Book of Mormon Events: A Sourcebook. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1990.
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By John L. Sorenson, Published on 01/01/90

ID = [6980]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1990-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,sorenson  Size: 578760  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 20:00:42
Hills, Louis Edward. “Geography of Mexico and Central America from 2234 B.C. to 421 A.D.” Independence, MO: n.p., 1917.
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A booklet attempting to identify the geography named in the Book of Mormon with sites in Mexico and Central America. Places the Hill Cumorah in Mexico. Refers to Indian legends and Quetzalcoatl. Several maps are included.

ID = [77816]  Status = Type = manuscript  Date = 1917-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:27
Ricks, Joel E. “The Geography of the Book of Mormon.” Logan: n.p., 1939.
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The purpose in writing this text is to “emphasize the geographic references in the [Book of Mormon], and to . . . identify those locations in the light of modern geography” Concludes that the Book of Mormon events covered both the North and South American continents, basing these ideas on the supposition that Panama is the “narrow neck of land” Several maps are included.

ID = [78494]  Status = Type = manuscript  Date = 1939-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:31
McGavin, E. Cecil, and Willard W. Bean. The Geography of the Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1948.
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Argues that the Hill Cumorah and Hill Ramah as geographical locations in the Book of Mormon were located in upstate New York. It therefore challenges the theory that the Hill Cumorah was located somewhere in Latin America. At least some Book of Mormon history took place in southeast Canada and the northeast United States.

ID = [78493]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1948-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:31
Hammond, Fletcher B. Geography of the Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City: Utah Printing Company, 1959, [R]1964.
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Presents information to support the idea that the Book of Mormon lands are located in Central America or Mexico. Suggests that a Hill Cumorah was located both in Palmyra New York and in Central America. A number of maps and diagrams are presented.

ID = [77817]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1964-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:27
Sorenson, John L. The Geography of the Book of Mormon Events: A Source Book. Provo, UT: The Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1992.
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“Serious discussion of benefits for the individual reader of the scripture that could come from a solution to the geography conundrum has been suprisingly rare. Among obvious points that could be made are : (1) a heightened sense of concreteness or believability conferred on readers by their having specific, detailed knowledge of the setting of reported events; and (2) likelihood that giving the scriptural account definite spatial, historical and cultural dimensions will make its lessons-for-living clearer. Third, the matter of geography may have also been seen as a challenge : if Latter-day Saints have so far failed to examine ’the keystone of our [LDS] religion’ with sufficient care to set it into a definite place and concrete scene, does that not mean that we are treating a sacred matter superficially? That there are many hundreds of geographical statements and facts included in the record can be taken to indicate that we ought to pay attention to them. So while I do not consider this topic crucial, I believe it is significant. And for me personally it is interesting.” [Author]

Keywords: Historical geography; Book of Mormon; History, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
ID = [81521]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:23
Church News. “Geography Problems.” Church News 48 (29 July 1978): 16.
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It is difficult to find various landmarks of the Book of Mormon because there is not enough information. If the Lord wanted people to know where they were he would inspire prophets to tell them. Why not keep hidden what the Lord wanted hidden?

ID = [79477]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1978-07-29  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:38
Benson, Alvin K. “Geological Upheaval and Darkness in 3 Nephi 8–10.” In The Book of Mormon: 3 Nephi 9–30, This Is My Gospel, eds. Monte S. Nyman and Charles D. Tate Jr. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1993.
Topics:    RSC Topics > A — C > Adversity
Book of Mormon Scriptures > 3 Nephi
ID = [36736]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1993-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-bom,rsc-books  Size: 27007  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:21
Jordan, Benjamin R., and Warren P. Aston. “The Geology of Moroni’s Stone Box: Examining the Setting and Resources of Palmyra.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 30 (2018): 233-252.
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Abstract: The story of Joseph Smith retrieving gold plates from a stone box on a hillside in upstate New York and translating them into the foundational text of the Restoration is well known among Latter-day Saints. While countless retellings have examined these events in considerable detail, very few have explored the geological aspects involved in this story. In particular, none have discussed in detail the geological materials that would have been required by the Nephite prophet Moroni ca. ad 421 to construct a sealed container able to protect the gold plates from the elements and from premature discovery for some fourteen centuries. This paper reports the outcomes from a field investigation into what resources would have been available to Moroni in the Palmyra area. It was conducted by the authors in New York state in October 2017.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni
ID = [3615]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2018-01-01  Collections:  bom,interpreter-journal  Size: 29854  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:32
Grover, Jerry D., Jr. Geology of the Book of Mormon. Vineyard, UT: n.p., 2014.
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Ever since the publication of the Book of Mormon, attempts have been made to place it in its geographical setting. Various geographical models are being debated. In a book that is the first of its kind, Jerry Grover, a professional civil engineer and geologist, utilizes geologic and geophysical analysis with clues in the Book of Mormon itself to provide an eye-opening placement of the Book of Mormon in its geologic setting. The book includes extensive details and a professional academic technical analysis of volcanoes, fault systems, meteorology, and unlike many approaches that cherry pick conveniently to fit preconceived ideas, the author takes on and explains and documents all Book of Mormon references to geology and meteorology. The author’s approach is meticulous and scientific. This book is a landmark event in Book of Mormon studies and is a book that must be read by every serious student of the Book of Mormon. The author is dedicating all proceeds from the book to additional scientific geologic and engineering studies to cast further light on the ancient setting of the Book of Mormon.

Keywords: Ancient America - Mesoamerica, Book of Mormon Geography, Earthquake, Geology, Natural Disasters, Volcanic Eruption
ID = [75429]  Status = Type = book  Date = 2014-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:11
Jordan, Benjamin R. “Geology of the Book of Mormon.” BYU Studies Quarterly 56, no. 2 (2017): 156.
ID = [10703]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2017-01-02  Collections:  bom,byu-studies  Size: 6501  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 20:01:03
Van Orden, Bruce A. “George Reynolds and Janne M. Sjodahl on Book of Mormon Geography.” The Thetean (1982): 60-79.
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Keywords: Mormon thought, Book of Mormon geography; Reynolds, George; Sjodahl, Janne M.
ID = [82071]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1982-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:26
Van Orden, Bruce A. “George Reynolds: Loyal Friend of the Book of Mormon.” Ensign, August 1986.
ID = [47729]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1986-08-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 16691  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:49:04
Christensen, Ross T., and Ruth R. Christensen. “Georgia Symposium Considers Transatlantic Contacts.” Society for Early Historic Archaeology Newsletter 135 (August 1974): 1-9.
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Petroglyphs in Georgia, the Metcalf stone, the Bahaman ruins, coins from the Mediterranean scattered throughout the eastern U.S., the Batcreek stone, Roman artifacts in Arizona, and runes in Oklahoma all indicate the existence of pre-Colombian transoceanic contact between the Old and New World.

ID = [79478]  Status = Type = newsletter article  Date = 1974-08-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:38
Pierce, Krystal V. L. “The Gēr in the Pentateuch and the Book of Mormon: Refugee Treatment under the Mosaic Law.” In Approaching Holiness, eds. Krystal V. L. Pierce and David Rolph Seely. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2021.
ID = [33875]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2021-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:47
Bahlinger, Heidi. “A German Girl’s Prayer Answered.” New Era 5 (April 1975): 10-12.
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A story of a German girl who was converted to the Gospel by the Book of Mormon after praying to find out if it was true.

ID = [78882]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1975-04-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:34
Van Wagenen, Genevieve. “Get Out of That Rocking Chair.” Improvement Era 67, no. 9 (1964): 741.
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The author visited the grave of Oliver Cowdery, whose testimony of the Book of Mormon is found on the headstone. She exhorts the Church membership to read the Book of Mormon, as it contains hidden treasures.

Keywords: Cowdery, Oliver, Scripture Study, Testimony, Three Witnesses
ID = [76848]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1964-09-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:20
Eastmond, Mark Elbert. “Gethsemane and Golgotha : The Book of Mormon’s Illunimation on the Hours of Atonement.” In The Fulness of the Gospel, eds. Camille Fronk Olson, Brian M. Hauglid, Patty Smith, and Thomas A. Wayment. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2003.
ID = [36231]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2003-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books,rsc-sperry  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:18
Bowen, Matthew L. “Getting Cain and Gain.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 15 (2015): 115-141.
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Abstract: The biblical etiology (story of origin) for the name “Cain” associates his name with the Hebrew verb qny/qnh, “to get,” “gain,” “acquire,” “create,” or “procreate” in a positive sense. A fuller form of this etiology, known to us indirectly through the Book of Mormon text and directly through the restored text of the Joseph Smith Translation, creates additional wordplay on “Cain” that associates his name with murder to “get gain.” This fuller narrative is thus also an etiology for organized evil—secret combinations “built up to get power and gain” (Ether 8:22–23; 11:15). The original etiology exerted a tremendous influence on Book of Mormon writers (e.g., Nephi, Jacob, Alma, Mormon, and Moroni) who frequently used allusions to this narrative and sometimes replicated the wordplay on “Cain” and “getting gain.” The fuller narrative seems to have exerted its greatest influence on Mormon and Moroni, who witnessed the destruction of their nation firsthand — destruction catalyzed by Cainitic secret combinations. Moroni, in particular, invokes the Cain etiology in describing the destruction of the Jaredites by secret combinations. The destruction of two nations by Cainitic secret combinations stand as two witnesses and a warning to latter-day Gentiles (and Israel) against building up these societies and allowing them to flourish.

Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Genesis
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Jacob
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Helaman
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni
Book of Moses Topics > Chapters of the Book of Moses > Moses 4–6:12 — Grand Council in Heaven, Adam and Eve
ID = [4246]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2015-01-01  Collections:  bom,interpreter-journal,moses,old-test  Size: 63458  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:49:55
Welch, John W., and Daniel B. McKinlay. “Getting Things Strai[gh]t.” In Reexploring the Book of Mormon: A Decade of New Research, ed. John W. Welch. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Company, 1992.
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Keywords: Cowdery; Oliver; Critical Text; Smith; Joseph; Jr.; Straight; Strait; Translation
ID = [66519]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,welch  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:56
Welch, John W. “Getting through Isaiah with the Help of the Nephite Prophetic View.” In Isaiah in the Book of Mormon, ed. Donald W. Parry and John W. Welch, 19—45. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1998.
Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Isaiah
Old Testament Topics > Book of Mormon and the Old Testament
ID = [67042]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1998-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,old-test,welch  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:59
Esplin, Scott C. “Getting ‘Nearer to God’: A History of Joseph Smith’s Statement.” In Living the Book of Mormon: Abiding by Its Precepts, eds. Gaye Strathearn and Charles Swift. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2007.
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The Prophet Joseph Smith’s statement, “I told the brethren that the Book of Mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to God by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book,” may be one of his most recognizable quotes. Millions of readers of the Book of Mormon find it in the sixth paragraph of the book’s introduction. Hundreds of thousands of general conference participants hear it cited repeatedly from the pulpit. Books, articles, and even entire symposia use it as a theme. However, how many people familiar with the quote understand its context? For example, why did Joseph say what he did regarding the Book of Mormon? Who were “the brethren” to whom he made the statement? What sparked the declaration? How has it been used over time? Answers to these important historical questions help us better appreciate the power and application of Joseph’s prophetic statement in our modern day.

Keywords: Doctrine; Early Church History; Joseph; Jr.; Precept; Prophet; Smith
Topics:    RSC Topics > A — C > Book of Mormon
RSC Topics > G — K > Joseph Smith
ID = [35802]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2007-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,rsc-books,rsc-sperry,rsc-video  Size: 34011  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:15
Gardner, Marvin K. “Getting—and Keeping—the Family Together.” Ensign, October 1978.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [44236]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1978-10-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 13868  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:46:20
Williams, R. J. “The Ghost and the Machine: Plates and Paratext in The Book of Mormon.” In Americanist Approaches to the Book of Mormon, edited by Elizabeth Fenton, and Jared Hickman. New York: Oxford University Press, 2019.
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In this chapter, the author discusses attempts to examine the nature of the Book of Mormon without considering its historicity. The author concludes that it is impossible to separate the work from its own historicity, and that part of the book’s value lies in that fact.

Keywords: Book of Mormon, printing; Book of Mormon, literary context; Book of Mormon; Book of Mormon, historicity
ID = [82109]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:26
Gabbott, Mabel Jones. “Gideon.” Children’s Friend 61 (November 1962): 12-13.
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A story for children about Gideon who came up with a plan for King Limhi and his people to escape from the bondage of the Lamanites.

ID = [79480]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1962-11-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:38
Johnson, Sherrie Mills. “Gideon.” Friend 18 (July, August 1988): 48-49, 48-49.
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A children’s story recalling the experiences of Gideon (Mosiah 19-22; Alma 1; 2:20; 6:7).

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [79479]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1988-07-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:38
Johnson, Sherrie Mills. “Gidgiddoni: Prophet and Commander.” Friend 18 (March 1988): 48-49.
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A story for children describing Gidgiddoni, the Nephite military leader (3 Nephi 3-4).

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 3 Nephi
ID = [79481]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1988-03-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:38
Gardner, Brant A. “The Gift and Power: Translating the Book of Mormon.” Paper presented at the 2011 FairMormon Conference Conference. August, 2011.
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Keywords: Book of Mormon Translation; Joseph; Jr.; Latter-day Saint History (1820-1846); Smith
ID = [32491]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 2011-08-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,fair-conference  Size: 32244  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:43
Benson, Ezra Taft. “The Gift of Modern Revelation.” Delivered at the Sunday Afternoon Session of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, October 1986.
ID = [15813]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1986-10-01  Collections:  bom,general-conference  Size: 10606  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 20:01:25
Benson, Ezra Taft. “The Gift of Modern Revelation.” Ensign, November 1986.
ID = [47856]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1986-11-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 10522  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:49:05
Wipper, Frank F. The Gift of Translating. Fresno, CA: Frank F. Wipper, 196?.
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Joseph Smith was called to translate only the Book of Mormon and was given no other gift (D&C 4:2). By May 1829 Joseph Smith gave up the seer-stones and negative changes came over him.

ID = [78495]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1960-01-01  Collections:  bom,d-c,smith-joseph-jr  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:31
Nibley, Hugh W. “Gifts.” in Approaching Zion, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley 9, 85–117.
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Republished in Approaching Zion, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 9.
Nibley interviews himself on the moral advice contained in the Book of Mormon.

See also: “4: Gifts” (1989)
Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Zion, Babylon > Wealth, Law of Consecration
ID = [1199]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1979-03-13  Collections:  bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:16
Nibley, Hugh W. “4: Gifts.” In Approaching Zion, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 9. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1989.
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Originally presented as a talk given on 13 March 1979 at Brigham Young University.
Nibley interviews himself on the moral advice contained in the Book of Mormon.

See also: “Gifts” (1979)
Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Zion, Babylon > Wealth, Law of Consecration
ID = [2108]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1989-01-02  Collections:  bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:22
Brown, Matthew B. “Girded about with a Lambskin.” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 6, no. 2 (1997): 124-151.
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The publication of the Book of Mormon brought forward the first of many comparisons between the restorational work of the Prophet Joseph Smith and his surrounding environment, including Freemasonry. One point of comparison has been the lambskin apparel mentioned in 3 Nephi 4:7. A possible connection exists between this item of apparel and ritual clothing that was worn in ancient Israel, Egypt, and Mesoamerica. I suggest a possible reason for the use of this item of clothing among the secret combinations in the Book of Mormon and discuss the lambskin apron used in Freemasonic ritual.

Keywords: Ancient Israel; Ancient Near East; Apron; Clothing; Egypt; Freemasonry; Joseph; Jr.; Mesoamerica; Restoration; Ritual; Smith
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 3 Nephi
Old Testament Topics > Temple and Tabernacle
ID = [2960]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1997-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-jbms,old-test  Size: 61894  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:28
Hull, Kerry, Nicholas J. Frederick, and Hank R. Smith, eds. Give Ear to My Words: Text and Context of Alma 36–42. Proceedings of The 48th Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
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The 48th Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium Alma’s deeply personal writings to his sons contain some of the most informative doctrinal discussions in scripture. Originating out of the love and concern of a parent, these chapters present salient teachings on key gospel principles, proper behaviors, and correct theology. Here the pure doctrines of God’s merciful plan of redemption through his Son, Jesus Christ, are laid plain. This volume compiles essays given at a BYU Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Drawing on both academic training and dedicated study of the scriptures, the authors in this volume provide valuable new contexts to understand Alma’s doctrinal expositions. Tad R. Callister, former Sunday School General President, was the keynote speaker. The diversity of scholarship from this book’s contributors provides this book with valuable new contexts to help readers understand Alma’s doctrinal expositions. The range of topics covered, and the contrasting perspectives will appeal to a broad audience and speak to many different people at different levels. ISBN 978-1-9443-9484-4

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [33187]  Status = Type = book  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books,rsc-sperry,rsc-video  Size:   Children: 22  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:45

Articles

Callister, Tad R. “What Is the Purpose of Suffering?” In Give Ear to My Words, eds. Kerry Hull, Nicholas J. Frederick, and Hank R. Smith. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Topics:    RSC Topics > A — C > Adversity
RSC Topics > D — F > Eternal Life
RSC Topics > G — K > Hope
RSC Topics > T — Z > Trials
ID = [34069]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books,rsc-sperry,rsc-video  Size: 39449  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:48
Ellison, Mark D. “Beyond Justice: Reading Alma 42.” In Give Ear to My Words, eds. Kerry Hull, Nicholas J. Frederick, and Hank R. Smith. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Topics:    RSC Topics > A — C > Agency
RSC Topics > A — C > Atonement of Jesus Christ
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
RSC Topics > D — F > Death
RSC Topics > G — K > Justice
RSC Topics > L — P > Mercy
RSC Topics > Q — S > Salvation
RSC Topics > Q — S > Sin
ID = [34070]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books,rsc-sperry  Size: 58838  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:48
Sharp, Ryan H. “Alma, Ambiguity, and the Development of Doctrinal Understanding.” In Give Ear to My Words, eds. Kerry Hull, Nicholas J. Frederick, and Hank R. Smith. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [34071]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books,rsc-sperry  Size: 44717  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:48
Sharp, Daniel B. “Justice, Mercy and the Atonement in the Teachings of Alma to Corianton.” In Give Ear to My Words, eds. Kerry Hull, Nicholas J. Frederick, and Hank R. Smith. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Topics:    RSC Topics > A — C > Atonement of Jesus Christ
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
RSC Topics > D — F > Death
RSC Topics > D — F > Fall of Adam and Eve
RSC Topics > G — K > Justice
RSC Topics > L — P > Mercy
RSC Topics > Q — S > Repentance
RSC Topics > Q — S > Restoration of the Gospel
ID = [34072]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books,rsc-sperry  Size: 27705  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:48
Ludlow, Jared W. “Alma’s Loving Counsel to His Sons about the Law of Justice.” In Give Ear to My Words, eds. Kerry Hull, Nicholas J. Frederick, and Hank R. Smith. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Topics:    RSC Topics > A — C > Adversity
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
RSC Topics > G — K > Happiness
RSC Topics > G — K > Judgment
RSC Topics > G — K > Justice
RSC Topics > L — P > Mercy
RSC Topics > Q — S > Repentance
RSC Topics > Q — S > Restoration of the Gospel
RSC Topics > Q — S > Salvation
ID = [34073]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books,rsc-sperry  Size: 40566  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:48
Lane, Jennifer Clark. “Born of God- Partaking of the Fruit.” In Give Ear to My Words, eds. Kerry Hull, Nicholas J. Frederick, and Hank R. Smith. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Topics:    RSC Topics > D — F > Death
RSC Topics > D — F > Eternal Life
RSC Topics > D — F > Forgiveness
RSC Topics > G — K > Holy Ghost
RSC Topics > Q — S > Repentance
ID = [34074]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books,rsc-sperry  Size: 39326  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:48
Shannon, Avram R. “Law of God/God of Law: The Law of Moses in Alma’s Teachings to Corianton.” In Give Ear to My Words, eds. Kerry Hull, Nicholas J. Frederick, and Hank R. Smith. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Topics:    RSC Topics > A — C > Atonement of Jesus Christ
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
RSC Topics > A — C > Book of Mormon
RSC Topics > A — C > Covenant
RSC Topics > D — F > Fall of Adam and Eve
RSC Topics > G — K > Judgment
RSC Topics > G — K > Justice
RSC Topics > L — P > Law of Moses
RSC Topics > L — P > Mercy
RSC Topics > L — P > Old Testament
RSC Topics > Q — S > Restoration of the Gospel
RSC Topics > Q — S > Sin
ID = [34075]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books,rsc-sperry  Size: 51452  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:48
Judd, Frank F., Jr. “Alma and the Sacred Things.” In Give Ear to My Words, eds. Kerry Hull, Nicholas J. Frederick, and Hank R. Smith. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
RSC Topics > G — K > Gold Plates
ID = [34076]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books,rsc-sperry  Size: 52960  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:48
LeFevre, David A. “Records and Relics: Convenantal Transition in Alma 37.” In Give Ear to My Words, eds. Kerry Hull, Nicholas J. Frederick, and Hank R. Smith. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
RSC Topics > A — C > Covenant
ID = [34077]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books,rsc-sperry  Size: 40062  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:48
Belnap, Daniel L. “‘And Now My Son, I Have Somewhat More to Say’: Corianton’s Concerns, Alma’s Theology, and Nephite Tradition.” In Give Ear to My Words, eds. Kerry Hull, Nicholas J. Frederick, and Hank R. Smith. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Topics:    RSC Topics > A — C > Agency
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
RSC Topics > G — K > Justice
RSC Topics > L — P > Mercy
RSC Topics > Q — S > Repentance
RSC Topics > Q — S > Restoration of the Gospel
RSC Topics > Q — S > Resurrection
ID = [34078]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books,rsc-sperry  Size: 65712  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:48
Spencer, Joseph M. “Women and Nephite Men: Lessons from the Book of Alma.” In Give Ear to My Words, eds. Kerry Hull, Nicholas J. Frederick, and Hank R. Smith. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
RSC Topics > T — Z > Women
ID = [34079]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books,rsc-sperry  Size: 38452  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:48
Allis-Pike, Jane. “Words from the Wise: Alma 36-39 through the Lens of Proverbs 1-9.” In Give Ear to My Words, eds. Kerry Hull, Nicholas J. Frederick, and Hank R. Smith. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [34080]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  bom,old-test,rsc-books,rsc-sperry  Size: 37455  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:48
Bowen, Matthew L. “Look to the Lord! The Meaning of Liahona and the Doctrine of Christ in Alma 37-38.” In Give Ear to My Words, eds. Kerry Hull, Nicholas J. Frederick, and Hank R. Smith. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
RSC Topics > D — F > Doctrine
RSC Topics > D — F > Faith
ID = [34081]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books,rsc-sperry  Size: 41052  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:48
Tolley, Kevin L. “Alma 36: A Call to Repentance, a Prophetic Call.” In Give Ear to My Words, eds. Kerry Hull, Nicholas J. Frederick, and Hank R. Smith. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
RSC Topics > Q — S > Repentance
ID = [34082]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books,rsc-sperry  Size: 47910  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:48
Ogletree, Mark D. “Alma as an Intentional Father.” In Give Ear to My Words, eds. Kerry Hull, Nicholas J. Frederick, and Hank R. Smith. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
RSC Topics > L — P > Parenting
RSC Topics > Q — S > Repentance
RSC Topics > T — Z > Testimony
ID = [34083]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books,rsc-sperry,rsc-video  Size: 37297  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:48
Korth, Byran B. “Parents Teaching Children to Believe in Christ: ‘An Echo of a Celestial Pattern’” In Give Ear to My Words, eds. Kerry Hull, Nicholas J. Frederick, and Hank R. Smith. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Topics:    RSC Topics > D — F > Eternal Life
RSC Topics > T — Z > Teaching the Gospel
ID = [34084]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books,rsc-sperry  Size: 56165  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:48
Hardy, Grant R. “Nurturing Faith: Literary Patterning in the Book of Alma.” In Give Ear to My Words, eds. Kerry Hull, Nicholas J. Frederick, and Hank R. Smith. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
RSC Topics > D — F > Faith
ID = [34085]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books,rsc-sperry,rsc-video  Size: 38703  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:48
Hardy, Heather. “Well-Crafted Counsel.” In Give Ear to My Words, eds. Kerry Hull, Nicholas J. Frederick, and Hank R. Smith. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Topics:    RSC Topics > A — C > Adversity
RSC Topics > A — C > Conversion
ID = [34086]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books,rsc-sperry  Size: 41958  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:48
Berkey, Kimberly M. “‘Retain All Their Oaths’: Lehitic Covenant and Secret Combinations in Alma 37.” In Give Ear to My Words, eds. Kerry Hull, Nicholas J. Frederick, and Hank R. Smith. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
RSC Topics > A — C > Covenant
RSC Topics > G — K > Gold Plates
ID = [34087]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books,rsc-sperry  Size: 45035  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:48
Taeger, Stephan. “Alma’s Chiasmus as Transformative Vicarious Experience.” In Give Ear to My Words, eds. Kerry Hull, Nicholas J. Frederick, and Hank R. Smith. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
RSC Topics > A — C > Conversion
ID = [34088]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books,rsc-sperry  Size: 32298  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:48
Reynolds, Noel B. “Rethinking Alma 36.” In Give Ear to My Words, eds. Kerry Hull, Nicholas J. Frederick, and Hank R. Smith. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
RSC Topics > Q — S > Repentance
ID = [34089]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books,rsc-sperry,rsc-video  Size: 37198  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:48
Gardner, Brant A. “Mormon the Writer: Turning History into Story.” In Give Ear to My Words, eds. Kerry Hull, Nicholas J. Frederick, and Hank R. Smith. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2019.
ID = [34090]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books,rsc-sperry,rsc-video  Size: 47320  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:48
BYU Religious Studies Center. Give Ear to My Words: Text and Context of Alma 36–42. The 48th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2019.
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The 48th Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium Alma’s deeply personal writings to his sons contain some of the most informative doctrinal discussions in scripture. Originating out of the love and concern of a parent, these chapters present salient teachings on key gospel principles, proper behaviors, and correct theology. Here the pure doctrines of God’s merciful plan of redemption through his Son, Jesus Christ, are laid plain. This volume compiles essays given at a BYU Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Drawing on both academic training and dedicated study of the scriptures, the authors in this volume provide valuable new contexts to understand Alma’s doctrinal expositions. Tad R. Callister, former Sunday School General President, was the keynote speaker. The diversity of scholarship from this book’s contributors provides this book with valuable new contexts to help readers understand Alma’s doctrinal expositions. The range of topics covered, and the contrasting perspectives will appeal to a broad audience and speak to many different people at different levels.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [38796]  Status = Type = book  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-sperry,rsc-video  Size:   Children: 2  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:35

Talks

Wilcox, Bradley R. “Repentance: Progress, Not Punishment.” The 48th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2019.
ID = [38865]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-sperry,rsc-video  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:36
Insights. “Givens Featured Speaker at First Biennial Willes Center Lecture.” Insights 29, no. 5 (2009).
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The Book of Mormon and its status as an American Bible was the subject of the First Biennial Laura F. Willes Center Book of Mormon Lecture held October 8, 2009, at Brigham Young University. Terryl L. Givens, professor of literature and religion and occupant of the James Bostwick Chair of English at the University of Richmond, focused his remarks on two points: the provenance of the Book of Mormon and major motifs within it.

Keywords: Book of Mormon; BYU; literature; religion
ID = [66932]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2009-01-05  Collections:  bom,farms-insights  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:58
Gardner, Brant A. “Giving the Book of Ether its Proper Due.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 45 (2021): 53-60.
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Review of Daniel L. Belnap, ed., Illuminating the Jaredite Records (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University / Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2020). 320 pages. Hardback, $27.95.
Abstract: Illuminating the Jaredite Record collects ten papers by different Book of Mormon scholars. This is the second publication from the Book of Mormon Academy at Brigham Young University, a collection of scholars interested in the Book of Mormon. As with the first volume, the authors approach the text from different perspectives and thereby illuminate different aspects of the text.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [3397]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2021-01-01  Collections:  bom,interpreter-journal  Size: 15235  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:31
Snyder, John Jacob. Glad Tidings. Kansas City: Truth Publishers, 1920.
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The Book of Mormon fulfills the words of the prophet Isaiah. It is an important book for the salvation of man, but the RLDS church condemns the Doctrine and Covenants and declares the “Mormon church” a stumbling block to the acceptance of the Book of Mormon. The witnesses to the book never denied their testimony.

ID = [77818]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1920-01-01  Collections:  bom,d-c  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:27
Tanner, Susan W. “Glad Tidings from Cumorah.” Delivered at the General Young Women Meeting of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, April 2005.
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You and I can not only survive but prevail, as did Moroni, in our efforts to stand for truth in perilous times.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni
ID = [20025]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 2005-04-01  Collections:  bom,general-conference  Size: 10767  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 21:27:46
Fotheringham, Steven C. “Glad Tidings from Cumorah: Interpreting the Book of Mormon through the Eyes of Someone in Hell.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 46 (2021): 101-130.
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Abstract: This article offers evidence that at least some Book of Mormon authors may have understood the potential for post-mortal preaching of the gospel. Indeed, they may have recognized that the future Book of Mormon would be a tool to spread the gospel not only among the living but also among those in the spirit world. Prophecies about the message of the Book of Mormon and the restored gospel being for all mankind may have broader scope than previously recognized, with application on both sides of the veil.

ID = [3385]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2021-01-01  Collections:  bom,interpreter-journal  Size: 64759  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:31
Clark, John A. Gleanings By the Way. Philadelphia: Simon & Carter, 1842.
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A polemical attack on Mormonism. The 1841 Anthon denial is recounted. The author espouses the Spaulding theory for the origin of the Book of Mormon. Enumerates various anachronisms in the Book of Mormon, such as the idea of a church before the time of Christ, modern teachings among the Nephites, the term “Christians,” and the New Testament language in the Book of Mormon.

ID = [77819]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1842-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:27
Winwood, Richard I. “Glenn L. Pearson and Reid E. Bankhead. Building Faith with the Book of Mormon.” FARMS Review of Books 9, no. 1 (1997): Article 9.
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Review of Building Faith with the Book of Mormon (1994), by Glenn L. Pearson and Reid E. Bankhead

ID = [262]  Status = Type = review  Date = 1997-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-review  Size: 4062  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:10
Kunz, Phillip R. “Glenn L. Pearson, Moroni’s Promise: The Converting Power of the Book of Mormon.” FARMS Review of Books 8, no. 2 (1996): Article 5.
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Review of Moroni's Promise: The Converting Power of the Book of Mormon (1995), by Glenn L. Pearson

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni
ID = [242]  Status = Type = review  Date = 1996-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-review  Size: 4977  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:10
Fry, Charles. “A Glimpse at the Urim and Thummim.” Saints’ Herald 85 (9 July 1938): 873-77, 883.
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Examines the origin, description, names, and purposes of the Urim and Thummim and the revelations received through them. Details the names of individuals who have used them.

ID = [78883]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1938-07-09  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:34
Welch, John W., David Rolph Seely, and Jo Ann H. Seely, eds. Glimpses of Lehi’s Jerusalem. Provo, Utah: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2004.
Topics:    Old Testament Topics > Jerusalem
Old Testament Topics > Symposia and Collections of Essays
ID = [30093]  Status = Type = book  Date = 2004-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,mi,old-test,welch  Size:   Children: 23  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:33

Articles

Seely, David Rolph, Jo Ann H. Seely, and John W. Welch. “Introduction.” In Glimpses of Lehi’s Jerusalem, eds. John W. Welch, David Rolph Seely, and Jo Ann H. Seely, ix-xvi. Provo, Utah: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2004.
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Keywords: Jerusalem (Old World)
ID = [75531]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2004-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,old-test,welch  Size: 9005  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:12
Welch, John W., and Robert D. Hunt. “Culturegram: Jerusalem 600 B.C.” In Glimpses of Lehi’s Jerusalem, eds. John W. Welch, David Rolph Seely, and Jo Ann H. Seely, 1—40. Provo, Utah: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2004.
Topics:    Old Testament Topics > Jerusalem
ID = [39685]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2004-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,old-test,welch  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:39
Seely, David Rolph, and Robert D. Hunt. “Dramatis Personae: The World of Lehi.” In Glimpses of Lehi’s Jerusalem, eds. John W. Welch, David Rolph Seely, and Jo Ann H. Seely, 41—64. Provo, Utah: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2004.
Topics:    Old Testament Topics > Book of Mormon and the Old Testament
ID = [39686]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2004-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:39
Seely, Jo Ann H. “‘Bringing Them Out of the Land of Jerusalem.’ A Photo Essay.” In Glimpses of Lehi’s Jerusalem, eds. John W. Welch, David Rolph Seely, and Jo Ann H. Seely, 65—80. Provo, Utah: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2004.
Topics:    Old Testament Topics > Book of Mormon and the Old Testament
Old Testament Topics > Jerusalem
ID = [39687]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2004-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:39
Chadwick, Jeffrey R. “Lehi’s House in Jerusalem and the Land of His Inheritance.” In Glimpses of Lehi’s Jerusalem, eds. John W. Welch, David Rolph Seely, and Jo Ann H. Seely, 81—130. Provo, Utah: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2004.
Topics:    Old Testament Topics > Book of Mormon and the Old Testament
Old Testament Topics > Geography
Old Testament Topics > History
Old Testament Topics > Israel, Scattering and Gathering
Old Testament Topics > Jerusalem
ID = [39688]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2004-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:39
Bybee, Ariel E. “A Woman’s World in Lehi’s Jerusalem.” In Glimpses of Lehi’s Jerusalem, eds. John W. Welch, David Rolph Seely, and Jo Ann H. Seely, 131—48. Provo, Utah: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2004.
Topics:    Old Testament Topics > Customs, Culture, and Ritual
Old Testament Topics > History
Old Testament Topics > Women in the Old Testament
ID = [39689]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2004-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:39
Ball, Terry B., and Wilford M. Hess. “Agriculture in Lehi’s World: Some Textual, Historical, Archaeological, and Botanical Insights.” In Glimpses of Lehi’s Jerusalem, eds. John W. Welch, David Rolph Seely, and Jo Ann H. Seely, 149—92. Provo, Utah: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2004.
Topics:    Old Testament Topics > Flora and Fauna
ID = [39690]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2004-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:39
Pike, Dana M. “Israelite Inscriptions from the Time of Jeremiah and Lehi.” In Glimpses of Lehi’s Jerusalem, eds. John W. Welch, David Rolph Seely, and Jo Ann H. Seely, 193—244. Provo, Utah: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2004.
Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Jeremiah/Lamentations
Old Testament Topics > Literary Aspects
ID = [39691]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2004-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:39
Adams, William James, Jr. “Nephi’s Written Language and the Standard Biblical Hebrew of 600 B.C.” In Glimpses of Lehi’s Jerusalem, eds. John W. Welch, David Rolph Seely, and Jo Ann H. Seely, 245—58. Provo, Utah: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2004.
Topics:    Old Testament Topics > Book of Mormon and the Old Testament
Old Testament Topics > Literary Aspects
ID = [39692]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2004-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:39
Thompson, John S. “Lehi and Egypt.” In Glimpses of Lehi’s Jerusalem, eds. John W. Welch, David Rolph Seely, and Jo Ann H. Seely, 259—76. Provo, Utah: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2004.
Topics:    Old Testament Topics > Book of Mormon and the Old Testament
ID = [39693]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2004-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:39
Gee, John. “Egyptian Society during the Twenty-sixth Dynasty.” In Glimpses of Lehi’s Jerusalem, eds. John W. Welch, David Rolph Seely, and Jo Ann H. Seely, 277—98. Provo, Utah: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2004.
Topics:    Old Testament Topics > History
ID = [39694]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2004-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:39
Schade, Aaron P. “The Kingdom of Judah: Politics, Prophets, and Scribes in the Late Preexilic Period.” In Glimpses of Lehi’s Jerusalem, eds. John W. Welch, David Rolph Seely, and Jo Ann H. Seely, 299—336. Provo, Utah: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2004.
Topics:    Old Testament Topics > History
ID = [39695]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2004-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:39
Welch, John W. “The Trial of Jeremiah: A Legal Legacy from Lehi’s Jerusalem.” In Glimpses of Lehi’s Jerusalem, eds. John W. Welch, David Rolph Seely, and Jo Ann H. Seely, 337—56. Provo, Utah: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2004.
Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Jeremiah/Lamentations
ID = [39696]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2004-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,old-test,welch  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:39
Seely, David Rolph, and Jo Ann H. Seely. “Lehi and Jeremiah: Prophets, Priests, and Patriarchs.” Rev. ed. in Glimpses of Lehi’s Jerusalem, eds. John W. Welch, David Rolph Seely, and Jo Ann H. Seely, 357—80. Provo, Utah: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2004.
Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Jeremiah/Lamentations
ID = [39697]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2004-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:39
Seely, David Rolph. “Sacred History, Covenants, and the Messiah: The Religious Background of the World of Lehi.” In Glimpses of Lehi’s Jerusalem, eds. John W. Welch, David Rolph Seely, and Jo Ann H. Seely, 381—420. Provo, Utah: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2004.
Topics:    Old Testament Topics > Covenant [see also Ephraim, Israel, Jews, Joseph]
Old Testament Topics > History
ID = [39698]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2004-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:39
Welch, John W. “The Calling of Lehi as a Prophet in the World of Jerusalem.” In Glimpses of Lehi’s Jerusalem, eds. John W. Welch, David Rolph Seely, and Jo Ann H. Seely, 421—48. Provo, Utah: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2004.
Topics:    Old Testament Topics > Jerusalem
Old Testament Topics > Prophets and Prophecy
ID = [39699]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2004-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,old-test,welch  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:39
Christensen, Kevin. “The Temple, the Monarchy, and Wisdom: Lehi’s World and the Scholarship of Margaret Barker.” In Glimpses of Lehi’s Jerusalem, eds. John W. Welch, David Rolph Seely, and Jo Ann H. Seely, 449—22. Provo, Utah: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2004.
Topics:    Old Testament Topics > Book of Mormon and the Old Testament
Old Testament Topics > Temple and Tabernacle
ID = [39700]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2004-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:39
Barker, Margaret. “What Did King Josiah Reform?” In Glimpses of Lehi’s Jerusalem, eds. John W. Welch, David Rolph Seely, and Jo Ann H. Seely, 523—42. Provo, Utah: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2004.
Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > 1 & 2 Kings/1 & 2 Chronicles
ID = [39701]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2004-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:39
Gee, John. “A Seething Pot in the North: International Affairs Leading Up to Lehi’s Day.” In Glimpses of Lehi’s Jerusalem, eds. John W. Welch, David Rolph Seely, and Jo Ann H. Seely, 543—60. Provo, Utah: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2004.
Topics:    Old Testament Topics > Book of Mormon and the Old Testament
Old Testament Topics > History
ID = [39702]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2004-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:39
Satterfield, Bruce K. “The Divine Justification for the Babylonian Destruction of Jerusalem.” In Glimpses of Lehi’s Jerusalem, eds. John W. Welch, David Rolph Seely, and Jo Ann H. Seely, 561—94. Provo, Utah: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2004.
Topics:    Old Testament Topics > History
Old Testament Topics > Jerusalem
ID = [39703]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2004-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:39
Seely, David Rolph, and Fred E. Woods. “How Could Jerusalem, ‘That Great City,’ Be Destroyed?” In Glimpses of Lehi’s Jerusalem, eds. John W. Welch, David Rolph Seely, and Jo Ann H. Seely, 595—610. Provo, Utah: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2004.
Topics:    Old Testament Topics > History
Old Testament Topics > Jerusalem
ID = [39704]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2004-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:39
Thompson, Jeffrey Paul, and John W. Welch. “The Rechabites: A Model Group in Lehi’s World.” In Glimpses of Lehi’s Jerusalem, eds. John W. Welch, David Rolph Seely, and Jo Ann H. Seely, 611—24. Provo, Utah: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2004.
Topics:    Old Testament Topics > History
ID = [39705]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2004-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,old-test,welch  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:39
Brown, S. Kent. “Jerusalem Connections to Arabia in 600 B.C.” In Glimpses of Lehi’s Jerusalem, eds. John W. Welch, David Rolph Seely, and Jo Ann H. Seely, 625—46. Provo, Utah: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2004.
Topics:    Old Testament Topics > Geography
Old Testament Topics > History
ID = [39706]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2004-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:39
Daines, Robert H. “The Globe-Trotting Sweet Potato.” Ensign, March 1975.
ID = [42621]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1975-03-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 5470  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:46:09
Stapley, Delbert L. “The Glorious Standard.” Delivered at the Sunday Afternoon Session of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, October 1963.
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This article recalls Book of Mormon prophecies that foretold the discovery and establishment of the promised land of America. There are blessings for those who keep God’s commandments and cursings for those who do not. The author claims that the constitution was divinely inspired.

Keywords: America; Promised Land; Prophecy; U.S. Constitution; United States
ID = [27598]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1963-10-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,general-conference  Size: 20416  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:16:16
Andersen, Kent R. The Glowing Stones. Independence, MO: Herald House, 1977.
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An illustrated children’s book describing the experiences of the brother of Jared.

ID = [78496]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1977-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:31
Tvedtnes, John A. “Glowing Stones in Ancient and Medieval Lore.” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 6, no. 2 (1997): 99-123.
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One of the great miracles of the Book of Mormon occurred when the brother of Jared asked the Lord to touch some clear stones so they would provide light inside the barges that would take his people across the ocean to the New World. To some modern readers, the story seems implausible. This article surveys a number of ancient and medieval accounts of glowing stones, including some said to have been used in Noah’s ark and the “fish” the Lord prepared to swallow Jonah. The parallels to the Jaredite story are remarkable and suggest an ancient milieu for the book of Ether.

Keywords: 16 Small Stones; Ancient Near East; Brother of Jared; Glowing Stones; Historicity; Jaredite; Jonah (Prophet); Noah (Prophet); Noah’s Ark
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [2959]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1997-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-jbms  Size: 1564  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:28
Sletten, Nettie. God and Mankind versus Satan, Tracts on Divine Judgment and Salvation. New York: Exposition Press, 1957.
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A book that desires to convince the reader to repent and come to Christ. Sletten holds that the Bible and the Book of Mormon are the words of God and China and Russia are manifestations of Satan. Author does not believe that churches bring one to God, but the scriptures are instrumental in this objective.

ID = [77820]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1957-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:27
Huntsman, Jon M., Sr. “God Did Not Put Us Here to Fail.” Devotional, Brigham Young University, November 10, 2009.
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You and the Lord, working together, can accomplish anything. Never forget—God did not put us here to fail.

Keywords: Adversity; Atonement; Failure; Success; Collection: Overcoming Adversity; Podcast: Overcoming Adversity
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [69703]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 2009-11-10  Collections:  bom,byu-speeches  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:48:16
Church News. “God Does Forgive.” Church News 43 (17 February 1973): 16.
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A scripture reference to Moroni 7:8 that shows that God forgives us if we have repented and sought forgiveness with real intent.

ID = [79482]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1973-02-17  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:38
Bowen, Matthew L. “‘God Hath Taken Away His Plainness’: Some Notes on Jacob 4:14, Revelation, Canon, Covenant, and Law.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 39 (2020): 81-102.
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Abstract: This article examines Jacob’s statement “God hath taken away his plainness from [the Jews]” (Jacob 4:14) as one of several scriptural texts employing language that revolves around the Deuteronomic canon formulae (Deuteronomy 4:2; 12:32 [13:1]; cf. Revelation 22:18‒19). It further examines the textual dependency of Jacob 4:13‒14 on Nephi’s earlier writings, 1 Nephi 13 and 2 Nephi 25 in particular. The three texts in the Hebrew Bible that use the verb bʾr (Deuteronomy 1:5; 27:8; Habakkuk 2:2) — each having covenant and “law” implications — all shed light on what Nephi and Jacob may have meant when they described “plain” writing, “plain and precious things [words],” “words of plainness,” etc. Jacob’s use of Zenos’s allegory of the olive tree as a means of describing the Lord’s restoring or re-“adding” what had been “taken away,” including his use of Isaiah 11:11 (Jacob 6:2) as a hermeneutical lens for the entire allegory, further connects everything from Jacob 4:14 (“God hath taken away”) to Jacob 6:2 with the name “Joseph.” Genesis etiologizes the name Joseph in terms of divine “taking away” (ʾāsap) and “adding” (yōsēp; Genesis 30:23‒24; cf. Numbers 36:1‒5). God’s “tak[ing] away his plainness” involved both divine and human agency, but the restoration of his plainness required divine agency. For Latter-day Saints, it is significant the Lord accomplished this through a “Joseph.”.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 1 Nephi
Book of Mormon Scriptures > 2 Nephi
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Jacob
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Enos
Book of Mormon Topics > Doctrines and Teachings > Plainness
ID = [3482]  Status = Checked by JA Type = journal article  Date = 2020-01-01  Collections:  bom,interpreter-journal  Size: 56344  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:31
Prete, Roy A. “God in History? Nephi’s Answer.” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 14, no. 2 (2005): 26-37, 71.
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Trained to accept only material evidence, professional historians since the late nineteenth century have avoided writing “providential history”—history that acknowledges the hand of God in shaping human events. Even believing historians, lacking prophetic insight and revelation, have been at a loss to determine God’s role in the historical process. In Latter-day Saint tradition, the Book of Mormon, and especially the sweeping visions of prophet-historian Nephi, is seen as a welcome corrective. In defining God’s plan for the salvation of humankind, identifying specific instances of divine providence (e.g., the discovery and colonization of the American promised land), and outlining the principles governing such intervention (e.g., the higher purposes behind God’s ongoing covenant relationship with the house of Israel), Nephi’s writings greatly inform the modern LDS understanding of providential history.

Keywords: Divine Providence; History; Nephi; Prophecy; Revelation
ID = [3169]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2005-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-jbms  Size: 44607  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:29
Meservy, Keith H. “God Is with Us (Isaiah 1–17).” In 1 Kings to Malachi, Studies in Scripture, vol. 4, ed. Kent P. Jackson, 484–88. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1993.
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Isaiah’s role as a witness of God’s foreknowledge and omnipotence

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Omni
Old Testament Scriptures > Isaiah
ID = [67161]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1993-01-01  Collections:  bom,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:48:00
Decker, J. Edward, and Dave Hunt. The God Makers: A Shocking Exposé of What the Mormon Church Really Believes. Eugene, OR: Harvest, 1984.
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A sensationalistic exposé of Mormonism. Pages 99-115 discuss the Book of Mormon. Among the numerous “problems” discussed by the authors are the Kinderhook plates, the credulity of the Book of Mormon witnesses, possible Satanic connections, textual changes, Bible plagiarism, King James English, and possible dependence upon the View of the Hebrews.

ID = [78497]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1984-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:31
Richards, A. LeGrand. “God Moves in a Mysterious Way.” Delivered at the Saturday Morning Session of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, October 1970.
ID = [26365]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1970-10-01  Collections:  bom,general-conference  Size: 15145  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:16:08
Richards, A. LeGrand. “‘God Moves in a Mysterious Way’” Improvement Era 73, no. 12 (1970): 69-71.
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This article speaks concerning God and Christ, and teaches that Old Testament prophets foretold of the coming forth of the Book of Mormon.

Keywords: Book of Mormon, Old Testament, Prophecy, Smith, Joseph, Jr.
ID = [76735]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1970-12-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:19
Rich, Edward S. The God of Israel: The Same Yesterday, Today and Forever. Salt Lake City: Utah Printing, 1939.
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Written as an expanded version of the author’s booklet Jehovah-Christ: Is He Our Elder Brother?,

ID = [78498]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1939-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:31
Gentry, Leland H. “God Will Fulfill His Covenants with the House of Israel.” In The Book of Mormon: Second Nephi, The Doctrinal Structure, ed. Monte S. Nyman and Charles D. Tate Jr., 159–76. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1989.
Topics:    RSC Topics > A — C > Abrahamic Covenant
RSC Topics > A — C > Covenant
ID = [36873]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1989-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-bom,rsc-books  Size: 36408  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:22
Andrus, Hyrum L. God, Man, and the Universe. Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1968.
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Chapters two through four relate the history of the coming forth of the Book of Mormon. Contains excerpts from Joseph Smith’s History of the Church, History of Wayne County, Lucy Mack Smith and various other historical sources.

ID = [77821]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1968-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:27
Brown, C. Wade. The God-Inspired Language of the Book of Mormon: Structuring and Commentary. Clackamas, OR: Rainbow, 1988.
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Arranges the entire text of the Book of Mormon according to parallelistic patterns. Presents explanations on the different forms of parallelisms and poetic patterns and shows how they relate to the interpretation of the text. This work is reviewed in P.070 and in W.441.

ID = [78500]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1988-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:31
Fisher, V.H. “The Godhead: A Discussion of the Godhead as Revealed in the Bible, Book of Mormon, and Doctrine and Covenants.” N.p.: by the author, 1953.
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This pamphlet was written to dispel the false doctrine that Jesus Christ is the Supreme deity. Doctrines found in the scriptures agree with the beliefs of the Restoration that God the Father and Jesus Christ are distinct and separate persons in the Godhead, one in purpose but not in person.

ID = [78499]  Status = Type = manuscript  Date = 1953-01-01  Collections:  bom,d-c  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:31
Benson, Ezra Taft. “Godly Characteristics of the Master.” Delivered at the Priesthood Session of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, October 1986.
ID = [15791]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1986-10-01  Collections:  bom,general-conference  Size: 18425  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 20:01:25
Benson, Ezra Taft. “Godly Characteristics of the Master.” Ensign, November 1986.
ID = [47845]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1986-11-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 18248  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:49:05
Arbaugh, George Bartholomew. Gods, Sex, and Saints: The Mormon Story. Rock Island, IL: Augustana Press, 1957.
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A polemical tract dealing with the doctrines of Mormonism. Claims that the Book of Mormon borrows much of its material from the Bible, lists anachronistic parallels between New Testament and Book of Mormon, claims the Book of Mormon incorrectly uses Isaiah quotes from the King James version of the Bible. Argues that Mormon scriptures and teachings frequently contradict each other.

ID = [77824]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1957-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:27
Callister, Tad R. “God’s Compelling Witness: The Book of Mormon.” Delivered at the Sunday Afternoon Session of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, October 2017.
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The Book of Mormon is God’s compelling witness of the divinity of Jesus Christ, the prophetic calling of Joseph Smith, and the absolute truth of this Church.

ID = [22972]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 2017-10-01  Collections:  bom,general-conference  Size: 9267  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 21:27:53
Callister, Tad R. “God’s Compelling Witness: The Book of Mormon.” Ensign, November 2017.
ID = [62139]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 2017-11-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 9455  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:18:43
Roberts, B. H. “God’s Great Men: Jacob and Benjamin.” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 50, no. 49 (1888): 773-775.
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Short biographical sketches of Jacob and King Benjamin. Jacob saw the Redeemer in his youth and recorded the prophecy of Zenos. Benjamin was an able warrior and wise and industrious leader.

Keywords: Jacob (Son of Lehi), King Benjamin
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Jacob
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Enos
ID = [76661]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1888-12-03  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,millennial-star,roberts  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:19
James, Uncle. “God’s Great Men: Nephi.” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 50, no. 9 (27 February 1888): 132-34.
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Nephi was young, probably under twenty years old, when he became a “pioneer and leader of the family” He was obedient, he was courageous in confronting Laban, and he never questioned or complained.

ID = [80996]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1888-02-27  Collections:  bom,millennial-star  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:19
Roberts, B. H. “God’s Great Men: Nephi.” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 50, no. 9 (1888): 132-134.
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A short biographical sketch of Nephi, the son of Lehi, showing his faith in and obedience to God. Nephi labored as an “agriculturist, miner, architect, builder, engraver, warrior, ruler, instructor, prophet, seer, and revelator.”

Keywords: Nephi (Son of Lehi)
ID = [76664]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1888-02-27  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,millennial-star,roberts  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:19
Jenson, Frank V. “God’s Greatest Gifts to Man: A Treatise on the Book of Mormon and the Holy Priesthood.” Logan, UT: n.p., 1937.
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A theological treatise on the Book of Mormon. Quotes verbatim the permit that was issued to Joseph Smith to copyright the book. The Lord observes the laws and customs of mankind. Bears witness of the Book of Mormon’s authenticity as well as the power of the priesthood.

ID = [77822]  Status = Type = manuscript  Date = 1937-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:27
Ricks, Stephen D. “God’s Name?” FARMS Review of Books 12, no. 1 (2000): 1-4.
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Review of The Name of God: From Sinai to the American Southwest. A Script and Language of Ancient Palestine Also Found in the Ancient American Southwest (1998), by James R. Harris, assisted by Dann W. Hone

Keywords: Ancient America; Epigraphy; Grammar; Language; Petroglyphs; Typology
ID = [333]  Status = Type = review  Date = 2000-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-review  Size: 8181  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:10
McElveen, Floyd. “God’s Word, Final, Infallible, and Forever.” N.p.: by the author, 1985.
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Believes that the Bible is infallible, all sufficient, and inerrant. Therefore, there is no need for the Book of Mormon, which adds to God’s word. In fact, adding to God’s word is prohibited by scripture. Provides evidence for the accuracy of biblical manuscripts. [M. R.]

ID = [77823]  Status = Type = manuscript  Date = 1985-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:27
Jackson, Kent P. “God’s Work in the Last Days.” In From Apostasy to Restoration, 102–15. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1996.
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The Old Testament prophecies that Moroni quoted to Joseph Smith

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni
Old Testament Topics > Restoration and Joseph Smith
ID = [67863]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1996-01-01  Collections:  bom,old-test  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:48:04
Unattributed. “Gold Bible.” The Reflector New Series 2 (2 January 1830): 13.
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States that it is too early to discuss the merits or demerits of the Book of Mormon, but finds nothing treasonable that would have a tendency to subvert liberties. The religious nature cannot be determined—it must stand or fall on its own merits.

ID = [79483]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1830-01-02  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:38
Unattributed. “Gold Bible.” The Reflector New Series 3 (11 January 1830): 20.
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Calls the Book of Mormon a “wonderful work” In an effort to correct misunderstanding of the book, this article clarifies that it is unbelievers who call the Book of Mormon the “Gold Bible” States that the book as well as the “sacred volume” (the Bible) has its revilers. Says that the Book of Mormon is comprised of a number of books by different authors. It is a compilation by Mormon in “ancient Hieroglyphics” upon plates of gold.

ID = [79484]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1830-01-11  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:38
Dogberry, Obediah (pen name of Cole, Abner). “Gold Bible, No. 1.” The Reflector 2 (January 6, 1831): 76.
ID = [79485]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1831-01-06  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:38
Dogberry, Obediah (pen name of Cole, Abner). “Gold Bible, No. 2.” The Reflector 2 (January 18, 1831): 84.
ID = [79486]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1831-01-18  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:38
Dogberry, Obediah (pen name of Cole, Abner). “Gold Bible, No. 3.” The Reflector 2 (February 1, 1831): 92-93.
ID = [79487]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1831-02-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:38
Dogberry, Obediah (pen name of Cole, Abner). “Gold Bible, No. 4.” The Reflector 2 (February 14, 1831): 100-101.
ID = [79488]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1831-02-14  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:38
Dogberry, Obediah (pen name of Cole, Abner). “Gold Bible, No. 5.” The Reflector 2 (February 28, 1831): 109.
ID = [79489]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1831-02-28  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:38
Dogberry, Obediah (pen name of Cole, Abner). “Gold Bible, No. 6.” The Reflector 2 (March 19, 1831): 126-29.
ID = [79490]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1831-03-19  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:38
Church News. “The Gold Plate Story.” Church News 28 (27 September 1958): 16.
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Archaeological proof given for the use of gold/metal plates in history. Examples include the records of Darius, Sargon’s Annals, and the Dead Sea Scrolls.

ID = [80471]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1958-09-27  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:16
Hardy, Grant R. “Gold Plates.” In Encyclopedia of Mormonism, ed. Daniel H. Ludlow, vol. 2. New York: Macmillan, 1992.
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Keywords: Gold Plates, Hill Cumorah, Metallurgy, Recordkeeping
ID = [74548]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,eom  Size: 1069  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:03:13
Thomas, Ryan. “The Gold Plates and Ancient Metal Epigraphy.” Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought 52, no. 2 (Summer, 2019): 37-58.
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Ryan Thomas highlights the different metal writing cultures from around the same time as the Book of Mormon periods to see if it is historically likely for the Gold Plates to exist from that time period.

ID = [82012]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2019-06-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:26
Anderson, Richard Lloyd. “Gold Plates and Printer’s Ink.” Ensign, September 1976.
ID = [43345]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1976-09-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 26098  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:46:14
Ferguson, Thomas Stuart. “Gold Plates and the Book of Mormon.” Improvement Era 65, no. 4 (1962): 233-234, 270-271.
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The author reports on the discovery of two Persian gold plates. One was engraved in the 4th century B.C. in the days of Darius II and the other dates to the 5th century B.C.

Keywords: Ancient Near East, Gold Plates, King Darius, Kingdom of Persia, Metal Plates, Recordkeeping
ID = [76937]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1962-04-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:21
Harris, Franklin S. “Gold Plates in Persia.” Improvement Era 43, no. 12 (December 1940): 714-15.
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Provides photos and notes of a stone box containing silver and gold plates of Darius I and stone memorial tablets of Xerxes.

ID = [81274]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1940-12-01  Collections:  bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:21
Aston, Warren P. “The Gold Plates of King Darius.” Meridian Magazine, March 3, 2015.
ID = [66535]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2015-03-03  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:56
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Gold Plates Used Anciently. Salt Lake City: Deseret News Press, 1963.
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A pamphlet describing a number of ancient metal plates containing writings on them. These indings support claims that the Book of Mormon was written on metal plates.

ID = [77825]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1963-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:27
Unattributed. Gold Plates Used Anciently. Salt Lake City: Deseret News Press, 1963.
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Citing instances when gold plates were used anciently to record sacred and historical writings, this pamphlet includes photographs and lists findings of such plates.

ID = [77826]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1963-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:27
Heater, Shirley R. “Gold Plates, Foolscap, and Printer’s Ink, Part 1.” Zarahemla Record 35-36 (1987): 3-15.
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Contains a history and description of the original and printer’s manuscripts of the Book of Mormon. The author uses photographs to show the differences between the two manuscripts, including changes, omissions, and punctuation additions. Also presents a “study of five editions of the Book of Mormon—the 1830, 1837 and 1840 edition and the 1874 and 1908 editions, which were published during the reorganization period” Includes a number of charts and tables.

ID = [79491]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1987-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:38
Heater, Shirley R. “Gold Plates, Foolscap, and Printer’s Ink, Part 2.” Zarahemla Record 37-38 (1987): 3-15.
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Contains a history and description of the original and printer’s manuscripts of the Book of Mormon. The author uses photographs to show the differences between the two manuscripts, including changes, omissions, and punctuation additions. Also presents a “study of five editions of the Book of Mormon—the 1830, 1837 and 1840 edition and the 1874 and 1908 editions, which were published during the reorganization period” Includes a number of charts and tables.

ID = [79492]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1987-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:38
Bytheway, John. Golden Answers: Why We Need the Book of Mormon. Salt Late City, UT: Deseret Book Company, 2020.
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In his work, Bytheway explores the different reasons why the Book of Mormon is important and needed. He explains that it is the foundation of our gospel and it provides a second witness of Christ. He also provides insights to different questions answered by the doctrine found in the Book of Mormon.

Keywords: Gospel Principles; Mormonism; Book of Mormon
ID = [81470]  Status = Type = book  Date = 2020-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:22
Ewing, William C. “The Golden Bible and Mormonism.” Current Literature (May 1905): 428-32.
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which has become a signilicant economic and political factor, rests primarily on the Book of Mormon, an addition to the Bible. Claims that no disciple of Joseph Smith saw the plates.

ID = [80472]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1905-05-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:16
Gutjahr, Paul. “The Golden Bible in the Bible’s Golden Age: The Book of Mormon and Antebellum Print Culture.” ATQ (American Transcendental Quarterly) New series 12 (1998): 275-93.
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The written word is powerful, especially sacred texts. The Book of Mormon, a sacred text indigenous to America, has influenced many readers to make radical life changes. Gutjahr presents a history of this book and the Bible. He points out that in 1830, readers were interested in the Bible and historical writing. The article argues that the Book of Mormon, with its narrative format and linguistic peculiarities, could only be understood within this particular print culture. Literary and cultural historians have paid little attention to this best-seller. Considers the Book of Mormon as one of the most important written texts to emerge in the United States.

Keywords: Book of Mormon; Book of Mormon, American setting
ID = [82077]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1998-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:26
Lamb, Martin Thomas. The Golden Bible or the Book of Mormon, Is It From God?. Salt Lake City: Salt Lake Herald, 1887.
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A polemical work against the Book of Mormon written by a Baptist minister who views the Book of Mormon as an absurd and shallow fraud. He enumerates various absurdities and anachronisms, including, the use and modification of biblical language and names, Lehi’s desert journey, Jaredite barges, modern words and ideas, lack of archaeological evidence, contradictions with the Bible, rapid population growth, lack of pre-columbian iron, steel, brass, coins, barley, wheat, domesticated animals, and Book of Mormon geography.

ID = [78501]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1887-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:31
Kenner, S. A. “The ‘Golden Bible’” Improvement Era 13, no. 3, 4 (January 1910, February 1910): 214-18, 325-29.
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A discussion and response to the book entitled The Golden Bible by the Rev. M. T. Lamb, where Kenner challenges Lamb’s assumptions.

ID = [81261]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1910-01-01  Collections:  bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:21
Beecher, Maureen Ursenbach. “The ‘Golden Bible’” Friend 5 (December 1975): 11-13.
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Conversion story of Mary Elizabeth Rollins Lightner, taken from her autobiography and adapted for children. As a child she read the Book of Mormon and knew it was true.

ID = [80249]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1975-12-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:14
Beadle, James Hanson. “The ‘Golden Bible’: Sidney Rigdon’s Grandson Says Their Family Understood it to be a Fraud.” New York Tribune (17 April 1888): n.p.
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Walter Sidney Rigdon, grandson of Sidney Rigdon, reports that he had talked with the older Rigdon “hundreds of times” He was a “religious crank” who became “cracked” The whole family rejected his story. The whole thing about “the Golden Bible” is a fraud.

ID = [80250]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1888-04-17  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:14
Njeim, George A. “The Golden Book.” Saints’ Herald 95 (3 July 1948): 636-39.
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For an audience unfamiliar with the Book of Mormon, Njeim explains its contents, purpose, and effect upon the world. The Book of Mormon restores lost truths from the Bible, witnesses of Christ and eternal life, and is the authority brought by God to quell “spiritual anarchy”

ID = [80473]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1948-07-03  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:16
Brockway, Edith. The Golden Land. Independence, MO: Herald House, 1968.
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A “fictional account of the Jaredite migration” written for youth.

ID = [78502]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1968-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:31
Pierce, Florence. The Golden Plates. Salt Lake City: by the author, 1946.
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A detailed examination of the Book of Mormon plates, their contents and the story behind them.

ID = [78503]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1946-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:31
Widtsoe, John A. “The Golden Plates Are Seen.” Deseret News (9 February 1949): 23.
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Tells of Joseph Smith’s visions of Moroni and how he received the plates.

ID = [80474]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1949-02-09  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:16
Unattributed. “The Golden Tables: On Which Were Inscribed the Records of the Tribe of Nephi.” The Chicago Times (11 August 1875): 12-14.
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Contains testimonies about the coming forth of the Book of Mormon. Joseph Smith translated the plates by placing a stone in a hat. Gives the testimony of the Three Witnesses. David Whitmer reaffirms his testimony of the Book of Mormon but denounces the Utah Mormons.

ID = [80475]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1875-08-11  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:16
Maughan, Merrill Owen. The Golden Treasure. Illinois: Merrill Owen Maughan.
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Written for investigators of the LDS church. The Book of Mormon compliments the Bible and the two make the Lord’s sacred record complete. A short synopsis of the book is presented as well as historical facts concerning its coming forth. A promise is made to all who sincerely desire to know of its truthfulness.

ID = [78504]  Status = Type = book  Date = 0000-00-00  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:31
Smith, Robert F. “The ”Golden” Plates.” In Reexploring the Book of Mormon: A Decade of New Research, ed. John W. Welch. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Company, 1992.
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Keywords: Early Church History; Gold Plates; Metallurgy; Smith; Joseph; Jr.; Tumbaga
ID = [66524]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:56
Young, Levi Edgar. “Goldsmiths of Ancient Times.” Improvement Era 52, no. 4 (1949): 206-208.
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This article discusses Spanish libraries containing historical accounts that describe a chamber in which gold plates were found. Ancient American goldsmiths made plates of gold that were thin like paper and on which ancient hieroglyphs were engraved.

Keywords: Ancient America – Mesoamerica, Characters, Gold Plates, Metal Plates, Metallurgy
ID = [76920]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1949-04-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:21
Nibley, Hugh W. “Chapter 12: Good People and Bad People.” In Since Cumorah: The Book of Mormon in the Modern World, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, vol. 7, 2nd ed. Salt Lake City/Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988.
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A hundred years ago, the Book of Mormon was regarded by the scholarly world as an odd text that simply did not fit their understanding of the ancient world. Since that time, however, numerous ancient records have come to light, including the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Nag Hammadi texts. These discoveries have forced scholars to change their views of history, and they place the Book of Mormon in a new light as well. That is why respected Latter-day Saint scholar Hugh Nibley wrote Since Cumorah, a brilliant literary, theological, and historical evaluation of the Book of Mormon as an ancient book.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Book of Mormon
ID = [2076]  Status = Type = book chapter  Date = 1988-01-02  Collections:  bom,nibley  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:22
Cowdery, Oliver. “Good Proof.” Evening and the Morning Star Vol. 2, no. 13: June 1833: 99.
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Submits archaeological finds in North Carolina and Ohio as evidence that the ancient inhabitants of America, as portrayed in the Book of Mormon, were skilled in the arts and sciences.

ID = [80863]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1833-06-01  Collections:  bom,em-star  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:19
Flory, Joseph. “A Good Reply by Joseph Flory.” Saints’ Herald 52 (4 January 1905): 5-7.
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An apologetic reply to allegations that the Book of Mormon is not a work inspired by God wherein the author defends the Book of Mormon as having been written by an inspired prophet of God, Mormon, and translated by Joseph Smith who was called by God to perform the work.

ID = [78884]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1905-01-04  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:34
Ireland, H. “Good Roads in Book of Mormon Times.” Liahona 24 (7 September 1926): 132-33.
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Draws a parallel between archaeological finds and 3 Nephi. Evidence indicates that the Mayan civilization ourished near the beginning of the Christian era. For instance, Mayan road building rivaled that of Rome in the same period. This period coincides with 3 Nephi 6:8, A. D. 29-30, which describes the advanced state of civilization and large scale road building.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 3 Nephi
ID = [79493]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1926-09-07  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:38
Judd, Frank F., Jr. “The Good Shepherd and His Other Sheep in John 10 and 3 Nephi 15-16.” In They Shall Grow Together, eds. Charles Swift and Nicholas J. Frederick. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2022.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 3 Nephi
ID = [33820]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2022-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:22:47
Reynolds, Noel B. “The Goodness of God and His Children as a Fundamental Theological Concept in the Book of Mormon.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 46 (2021): 131-156.
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Abstract: The phrase goodness of God does occur occasionally in the Hebrew Bible but has not been considered by Old Testament scholars to be an independent principle in Israelite theology. Rather, it has been interpreted as just another way of talking about God’s acts of hesed, or loving kindness for his covenant people and is usually interpreted in the context of the covenants Israel received through Abraham and Moses. The Book of Mormon clearly echoes that Old Testament pattern but also presents two additional conceptual frameworks that are explained in terms of the goodness of God. It advances an explicit divine plan of redemption or salvation that existed before Abraham — even before the creation of the earth — which had as its purpose making eternal life possible for God’s human children universally — not just the descendants of Abraham. And it also teaches the gospel or doctrine of Christ that provides the path individuals must walk to take full advantage of that plan — as they become good like God and qualify to enter his presence and receive eternal life. Nephite usage radically expands the Old Testament concept by portraying this mortal probation as each person’s God-given opportunity to become good like God. The goodness of God is frequently invoked by the Nephite prophets as a basic theological concept which can explain why God advanced his plan of salvation for men before the world was and why he is completely reliable in blessing and protecting those who have entered the covenant path by embracing his gospel and striving to endure to the end. The Nephites also used the phrase in the Old Testament pattern to explain the acts of God in delivering, blessing, and preserving his covenant people. Furthermore, some usages seem to invoke all three of these contexts simultaneously, demonstrating the comfortable integration of each of these perspectives in Nephite theological understanding.

ID = [3386]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2021-01-01  Collections:  bom,interpreter-journal  Size: 62518  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:31
Rector, Hartman, Jr. “The Gospel.” Devotional, Brigham Young University, September 29, 1985.
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Keywords: Gospel
ID = [68784]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1985-09-29  Collections:  bom,byu-speeches  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:48:10
Rector, Hartman, Jr. “The Gospel.” Delivered at the Sunday Afternoon Session of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, October 1985.
ID = [15681]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1985-10-01  Collections:  bom,general-conference  Size: 12447  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 20:01:24
Rector, Hartman, Jr. “The Gospel.” Ensign, November 1985.
ID = [47353]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1985-11-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 12375  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:49:02
Reynolds, Noel B. “The Gospel According to Mormon.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 29 (2018): 85-104.
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Abstract: Although scholarly investigation of the Book of Mormon has increased significantly over the last three decades, only a tiny portion of that effort has been focused on the theological or doctrinal content of this central volume of LDS scripture. This paper identifies three inclusios that promise definitions of the doctrine or gospel of Jesus Christ and proposes a cumulative methodology to explain how these definitions work. This approach reveals a consistently presented, six-part formula defining “the way” by which mankind can qualify for eternal life. In this way the paper provides a starting point for scholarly examinations of the theological content of this increasingly influential religious text. While the names of the six elements featured in Mormon’s gospel will sound familiar to students of the New Testament, the meanings he assigns to these may differ substantially from traditional Christian discourse in ways that make Mormon’s characterization of the gospel or doctrine of Christ unique. The overall pattern suggested is a dialog between man and God, who initially invites all people to trust in Christ and repent. Those who respond by repenting and seeking baptism will be visited by fire and by the Holy Ghost, which initiates a lifelong interaction, leading the convert day by day in preparation for the judgment, at which she may finally be invited to enter the kingdom of God.Editor’s Note: This article was published originally in an international theological journal and is reprinted here as a service to the LDS community with minor revisions, updates, and edits included. See Noel B. Reynolds, “The Gospel according to Mormon,” Scottish Journal of Theology 68:2 (2015), 218-34. doi: 10.1017/S003693061500006X.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 2 Nephi
Book of Mormon Scriptures > 3 Nephi
ID = [3626]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2018-01-01  Collections:  bom,interpreter-journal  Size: 40940  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:32
Reynolds, Noel B. “The Gospel According to Nephi: An Essay on 2 Nephi 31.” Religious Educator Vol. 16 no. 2 (2015).
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 2 Nephi
RSC Topics > D — F > Eternal Life
RSC Topics > G — K > Gospel of Jesus Christ
ID = [38469]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 2015-01-02  Collections:  bom,rel-educ  Size: 59921  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:33
Ivins, Antoine R. “The Gospel and the Lamanites.” Relief Society Magazine 25 (July 1938): 433-35.
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The Church has long been interested in the American Indians because they are descendants of Book of Mormon people.

ID = [80476]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1938-07-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:16
Reynolds, Noel B. “The Gospel as Taught by Nephite Prophets.” In Reexploring the Book of Mormon: A Decade of New Research, ed. John W. Welch. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Company, 1992.
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Keywords: Baptism; Endure to the End; Faith; Gift of the Holy Ghost; Gospel; Jesus Christ; Nephite; Prophet; Repentance
ID = [66518]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:47:56
Jones, Milton Jenkins. Gospel Chart Book. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1955.
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Provides several charts of gospel subjects, including a chronological chart of the Book of Mormon events and people and another of the Book of Mormon contents.

ID = [77827]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1955-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:27
Benson, Ezra Taft. “Gospel Classics: Flooding the Earth with the Book of Mormon.” Ensign, October 2005.
ID = [56663]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 2005-10-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 7257  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:14:04
Romney, Marion G. “Gospel Classics: The Book of Mormon.” Ensign, August 2005.
ID = [56587]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 2005-08-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 10286  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:14:03
Benson, Ezra Taft. “Gospel Classics: The Book of Mormon and the Doctrine and Covenants.” Ensign, January 2005.
ID = [56328]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 2005-01-01  Collections:  bom,d-c,ensign  Size: 12995  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:14:01
Green, Vaughn, and Carl H. Jacob. “The Gospel Goes to the Lamanites.” Improvement Era 41, no. 1 (1938): 26-27, 44, 54.
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This article shows examples of how the missionaries are carrying the gospel to the Indian, Mexican, and Spanish-American people. The Book of Mormon is a great converter because it tells of their ancestry and the beginning of their race.

Keywords: Conversion, Missionary Work, Native Americans
ID = [77060]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1938-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:22
Hyland, Richard. “The Gospel in the South Seas.” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 99, no. 47 (25 November 1937): 758-59, 766.
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Believes that the Hawaiians, Samoans, Maoris, and other south sea peoples originated on the American Continent. The three native foods of Polynesia—the coconut, sweet potato, and taro root—are of American origin. The genealogical name lines of such widely separated peoples as New Zealand Maoris and Hawaiians unite 65 generations back to Hema who led a migration to New Zealand. Prior to Hema, the names in both Hawaiian and Maori legends are similar.

ID = [81458]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1937-11-25  Collections:  bom,millennial-star  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:22
Roberts, B. H. “The Gospel is the Power of God unto Salvation and If Obeyed Will Redeem Men from the Bondage of Sin and Bring Them Life Eternal.” Deseret News Church Section (15 September 1928): 5.
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Defines “the Gospel” as the power of God unto salvation. It is salvation from death. All will be resurrected. When the resurrected Christ appeared to the Nephites he left a multitude of witnesses.

ID = [80477]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1928-09-15  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:16
Pierce, Florence. Gospel Messages. Salt Lake City: by the author, 1951.
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Thorough listing of scriptural quotations addressing many themes from the standard works, including Lehi’s dreams, the coming forth of the Book of Mormon, King Benjamin’s speech, and Christ’s ministry in America.

ID = [77828]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1951-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:27
Driggs, Howard R. “Gospel Messages from the Book of Mormon.” Relief Society Magazine 35 (September 1948): 640-47.
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Treasures of wisdom comparable to the biblical book of Proverbs may be found scattered throughout the Book of Mormon. The author presents many Book of Mormon examples of proverbial sayings.

ID = [79494]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1948-09-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:38
Vorkink, Keith. “The Gospel Methodology of Group Revelation.” University Conference, Brigham Young University, August 24, 2022.
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If we can truly gather together in the spirit of unity and look to our Savior for guidance, we can tap into power and knowledge that can only be gained by employing this gospel methodology.

Keywords: BYU; Leadership; Revelation
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [70292]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 2022-08-24  Collections:  bom,byu-speeches  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:02:46
Hart, John L. “Gospel Moving to All ‘Tongues’” Church News 51 (28 November 1981): 3.
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Since 1979 the Book of Mormon has been translated into several new languages. They include Croatian, Greek, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Navajo, Arabic, Czech, Vietnamese, Fijian, Catalan, Russian, Icelandic, Niuean, and four Central and South American Indian languages.

ID = [79495]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1981-11-28  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:38
Morgan, D. J. “The Gospel of Christ Restored.” Independence, MO: n.p., 192?.
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RLDS pamphlet lauding the Book of Mormon and quoting passages related to vital themes: baptism, gift of the Holy Ghost, ordination to the ministry, the sacrament, tithing, and people having all things in common.

ID = [78505]  Status = Type = manuscript  Date = 1920-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:31
Reynolds, Noel B. “The Gospel of Jesus Christ as Taught by the Nephite Prophets.” BYU Studies 31, no. 3 (1991): 31.
ID = [12317]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1991-01-03  Collections:  bom,byu-studies  Size: 1306  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 20:01:15
Ogden, D. Kelly, Jared W. Ludlow, and Kerry Muhlestein, eds. The Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Old Testament. Proceedings of The 38th Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2009.
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The 38th Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium The Prophet Joseph Smith said that those who read the Bible can “see God’s own handwriting in the sacred volume: and he who reads it oftenest will like it best, and he who is acquainted with it, will know the hand [of God] wherever he can see it.” We cannot be true students of the Book of Mormon or Doctrine and Covenants without also being students of the Old Testament, for Jesus declared that the Old Testament scriptures “are they which testify of me” (John 5:39). This book of scripture serves as the First Testament of Jesus Christ. ISBN 978-1-60641-138-4 Published in 2009

ID = [37912]  Status = Type = book  Date = 2009-01-01  Collections:  bom,d-c,old-test,rsc-books,rsc-sperry,rsc-video  Size:   Children: 16  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:29

Articles

Hammond, F. Melvin. “The Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Old Testament.” In The Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Old Testament, eds. D. Kelly Ogden, Jared W. Ludlow, and Kerry Muhlestein. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2009.
Topics:    RSC Topics > G — K > Gospel of Jesus Christ
RSC Topics > L — P > Old Testament
ID = [35401]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2009-01-01  Collections:  old-test,rsc-books,rsc-sperry,rsc-video  Size: 33586  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:12
Goodman, Michael A. “Eternal Marriage and Family in the Old Testament.” In The Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Old Testament, eds. D. Kelly Ogden, Jared W. Ludlow, and Kerry Muhlestein. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2009.
Topics:    RSC Topics > A — C > Covenant
RSC Topics > D — F > Family
RSC Topics > L — P > Marriage
RSC Topics > L — P > Old Testament
RSC Topics > L — P > Priesthood
RSC Topics > Q — S > Sealing
ID = [35402]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2009-01-01  Collections:  old-test,rsc-books,rsc-sperry,rsc-video  Size: 32568  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:12
Hilton, John, III. “Motherhood in the Old Testament.” In The Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Old Testament, eds. D. Kelly Ogden, Jared W. Ludlow, and Kerry Muhlestein. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2009.
Topics:    RSC Topics > L — P > Old Testament
ID = [35403]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2009-01-01  Collections:  old-test,rsc-books,rsc-sperry,rsc-video  Size: 33719  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:12
Hoskisson, Paul Y. “The Plan of Salvation in the First Six Books of the Old Testament.” In The Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Old Testament, eds. D. Kelly Ogden, Jared W. Ludlow, and Kerry Muhlestein. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2009.
Topics:    RSC Topics > G — K > Holy Ghost
RSC Topics > L — P > Old Testament
RSC Topics > L — P > Plan of Salvation
ID = [35404]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2009-01-01  Collections:  old-test,rsc-books,rsc-sperry  Size: 46422  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:12
Lane, Jennifer Clark. “The Whole Meaning of the Law.” In The Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Old Testament, eds. D. Kelly Ogden, Jared W. Ludlow, and Kerry Muhlestein. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2009.
Topics:    RSC Topics > A — C > Atonement of Jesus Christ
RSC Topics > L — P > Law of Moses
RSC Topics > Q — S > Sacrifice
ID = [35405]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2009-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books,rsc-sperry  Size: 49485  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:12
Ellertson, Carol F. “The Sanctifying Power of True Ritual Worship.” In The Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Old Testament, eds. D. Kelly Ogden, Jared W. Ludlow, and Kerry Muhlestein. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2009.
Topics:    RSC Topics > L — P > Old Testament
RSC Topics > L — P > Ordinances
RSC Topics > T — Z > Temples
RSC Topics > T — Z > Worship
ID = [35406]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2009-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books,rsc-sperry  Size: 54757  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:12
Parker, Jared T. “Cutting Covenants.” In The Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Old Testament, eds. D. Kelly Ogden, Jared W. Ludlow, and Kerry Muhlestein. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2009.
Topics:    RSC Topics > A — C > Covenant
RSC Topics > G — K > Gospel of Jesus Christ
ID = [35407]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2009-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books,rsc-sperry  Size: 48271  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:12
Hopkin, Shon D. “Christ, Covenants and the Caph.” In The Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Old Testament, eds. D. Kelly Ogden, Jared W. Ludlow, and Kerry Muhlestein. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2009.
Topics:    RSC Topics > A — C > Covenant
RSC Topics > L — P > Old Testament
RSC Topics > L — P > Ordinances
RSC Topics > L — P > Priesthood
ID = [35408]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2009-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books,rsc-sperry  Size: 54338  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:12
Halverson, Taylor. “The Path of Angels.” In The Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Old Testament, eds. D. Kelly Ogden, Jared W. Ludlow, and Kerry Muhlestein. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2009.
Topics:    RSC Topics > L — P > Old Testament
RSC Topics > Q — S > Salvation
ID = [35409]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2009-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books,rsc-sperry,rsc-video  Size: 41210  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:12
Belnap, Daniel L. “‘How Excellent Is Thy Lovingkindness’” In The Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Old Testament, eds. D. Kelly Ogden, Jared W. Ludlow, and Kerry Muhlestein. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2009.
Topics:    RSC Topics > A — C > Covenant
RSC Topics > L — P > Mercy
RSC Topics > L — P > Old Testament
ID = [35410]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2009-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books,rsc-sperry  Size: 42805  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:12
Muhlestein, Kerry. “Ruth, Redemption, Covenant, and Christ.” In The Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Old Testament, eds. D. Kelly Ogden, Jared W. Ludlow, and Kerry Muhlestein. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2009.
Topics:    RSC Topics > A — C > Covenant
RSC Topics > L — P > Old Testament
ID = [35411]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2009-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books,rsc-sperry,rsc-video  Size: 48777  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:12
Ball, Terry B. “Isaiah’s ‘Other’ Servant Songs.” In The Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Old Testament, eds. D. Kelly Ogden, Jared W. Ludlow, and Kerry Muhlestein. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2009.
Topics:    Old Testament Scriptures > Isaiah
RSC Topics > L — P > Old Testament
ID = [35412]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2009-01-01  Collections:  old-test,rsc-books,rsc-sperry,rsc-video  Size: 25988  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:12
Strathearn, Gaye. “‘Holiness to the Lord’ and Personal Temple Worship.” In The Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Old Testament, eds. D. Kelly Ogden, Jared W. Ludlow, and Kerry Muhlestein. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2009.
Topics:    RSC Topics > T — Z > Temples
RSC Topics > T — Z > Worship
ID = [35413]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2009-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books,rsc-sperry  Size: 30883  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:12
Schade, Aaron P. “The Imagery of Hosea’s Family and the Restoration of Israel.” In The Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Old Testament, eds. D. Kelly Ogden, Jared W. Ludlow, and Kerry Muhlestein. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2009.
Topics:    RSC Topics > A — C > Abrahamic Covenant
Old Testament Scriptures > Twelve Minor Prophets
RSC Topics > L — P > Old Testament
RSC Topics > Q — S > Restoration of the Gospel
ID = [35414]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2009-01-01  Collections:  old-test,rsc-books,rsc-sperry  Size: 43015  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:12
Wilson, Lynne Hilton. “The Holy Spirit.” In The Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Old Testament, eds. D. Kelly Ogden, Jared W. Ludlow, and Kerry Muhlestein. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2009.
Topics:    RSC Topics > G — K > Gift of the Holy Ghost
RSC Topics > G — K > Gifts of the Spirit
RSC Topics > G — K > Holy Ghost
RSC Topics > L — P > Old Testament
ID = [35415]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2009-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books,rsc-sperry  Size: 70643  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:12
Gaskill, Alonzo L. “Types, Shadows, and Symbols of Christ Seen by the Church Fathers.” In The Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Old Testament, eds. D. Kelly Ogden, Jared W. Ludlow, and Kerry Muhlestein. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2009.
Topics:    RSC Topics > L — P > Old Testament
ID = [35416]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2009-01-01  Collections:  rsc-books,rsc-sperry  Size: 42868  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:12
BYU Religious Studies Center. The Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Old Testament. The 38th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, 2009.
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The 38th Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium The Prophet Joseph Smith said that those who read the Bible can “see God’s own handwriting in the sacred volume: and he who reads it oftenest will like it best, and he who is acquainted with it, will know the hand [of God] wherever he can see it.” We cannot be true students of the Book of Mormon or Doctrine and Covenants without also being students of the Old Testament, for Jesus declared that the Old Testament scriptures “are they which testify of me” (John 5:39). This book of scripture serves as the First Testament of Jesus Christ.

ID = [38786]  Status = Type = book  Date = 2009-01-01  Collections:  bom,d-c,old-test,rsc-sperry,rsc-video  Size:   Children: 1  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:35
Swift, Hales. “The Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Words of Jesus (3 Nephi 27).” The Interpreter Foundation website. April 1, 2020.
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 3 Nephi
ID = [6461]  Status = Type = website article  Date = 2020-04-01  Collections:  bom,interpreter-website  Size: 3110  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 20:00:39
Bennett, Joshua M. The Gospel of the Great Spirit. Salt Lake City: Morning Star, 1990.
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The sacred stories of the Indians from North, Central, and South America have many affinities and parallels with the stories featured in the Bible and Book of Mormon.

ID = [78506]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1990-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:31
Bennion, Heber. Gospel Problems. Dugway, UT: Pioneer, 1920.
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Sets forth several questions regarding doctrines of the LDS faith. Pages 8-22 pertain to the Book of Mormon. Questions the correctness of the translation of the Book of Mormon and the validity of some of the prophecies in the Book of Mormon and then invites Church members to study and pray to find the answers to the questions proposed.

ID = [77829]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1920-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:27
Pratt, Orson. “The Gospel Restored From Heaven—Signs Follow Believers—Fulfillment of Prophecy—Book of Mormon a Divine Revelation.” In Journal of Discourses, Volume 17. 1875, 264–277.
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Discourse by Elder Orson Pratt, delivered in the Fourteenth Ward Assembly Rooms, Sunday Afternoon, November 15, 1874. Reported By: David W. Evans.

ID = [29234]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1874-11-15  Collections:  bom,jnl-disc,pratt-orson  Size: 46832  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:16:26
Marler, Ezra L. Gospel Teachings in the Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1956.
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A topically arranged ready reference on gospel subjects taken from the Book of Mormon. The compiler offers no commentary.

ID = [77830]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1956-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:27
Pratt, Rey L. “Gospel Tidings For the Southland.” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star 88, no. 55 (15 April 1926): 225-30.
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Pratt, who has been called to conduct missionary work in “the southland,” quotes 2 Nephi 1:1-11, 1 Nephi 13, 2 Nephi 30, and 3 Nephi 21 that speak of the fall, final gathering, and redemption of the Lamanites.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 1 Nephi
Book of Mormon Scriptures > 2 Nephi
Book of Mormon Scriptures > 3 Nephi
ID = [81388]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1926-04-15  Collections:  bom,millennial-star  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:22
Pratt, Rey L. “The Gospel to the Lamanites III-VIII.” Improvement Era 16, no. 6 (1913): 577-585.
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This series ttraces the origin, Book of Mormon prophecies regarding, subsequent conditions of, and ultimate destiny of the Lamanites. The third through eighth parts cover post-Columbian history.

Keywords: Lamanites, Mesoamerica, Post-Columbian American History, Prophecy, South America
ID = [77009]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1913-04-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:21
Pratt, Rey L. “The Gospel to the Lamanites IX-XII.” Improvement Era 16, no. 7 (1913): 686-690.
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This series traces the origin, Book of Mormon prophecies regarding, subsequent conditions of, and ultimate destiny of the Lamanites. The ninth through twelfth parts cover the current disposition of the Lamanites.

Keywords: Lamanites, Mesoamerica, Native Americans, Post-Columbian American History, Prophecy, Redemption, South America
ID = [77118]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1913-05-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:22
Pratt, Rey L. “The Gospel to the Lamanites I–II.” Improvement Era 16, no. 5 (1913): 497-503.
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This series traces the origin, Book of Mormon prophecies regarding, subsequent conditions of, and ultimate destiny of the Lamanites. The first and second parts cover the origin of the Lamanites.

Keywords: Book of Mormon, Lamanites, Nephi (Son of Lehi), Prophecy
ID = [76963]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1913-03-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:21
Pratt, Rey L. “The Gospel to the Lamanites XIII-XV.” Improvement Era 16, no. 8 (1913): 796-801.
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This series traces the origin, Book of Mormon prophecies regarding, subsequent conditions of, and ultimate destiny of the Lamanites. The thirteenth through fifteenth parts cover the mission to the Lamanites.

Keywords: Lamanites, Latter-day Saint History (1820–1846), Mission to the Lamanites, Missionary Work, Native Americans, Restoration
ID = [76882]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1913-06-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:20
Pratt, Rey L. “The Gospel to the Lamanites XVI-XVII.” Improvement Era 16, no. 10 (1913): 1021-1025.
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This series traces the origin, Book of Mormon prophecies regarding, subsequent conditions of, and ultimate destiny of the Lamanites. The sixteenth through seventeenth parts conclude the series.

Keywords: Lamanites, Mesoamerica, Missionary Work, Native Americans, Restoration
ID = [77071]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1913-08-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:22
Smith, Gregory L. “Gossamer Thin: 2 Nephi’s ‘Flaxen Cord’ and the Anti-Masonic Thesis.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 30 (2018): 331-370.
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Abstract: Some have seen evidence of anti-Masonic rhetoric in the Book of Mormon and cite 2 Nephi 26:22 in support of this theory, since Satan leads sinners “by the neck with a flaxen cord.” It is claimed that this is a reference to Masonic initiation rituals, which feature a thick noose called a cable-tow or tow-rope. Examining the broader rhetorical context of 2 Nephi demonstrates that the “flaxen cord” more likely refers to something slight and almost undetectable. To test this hypothesis, I undertake a survey of the use of the phrase flaxen cord in 19th century publications. I also examine analogous phrases from the Bible. I examine fifty examples, seven of which are excluded because they do not contain enough information to support either claim. Of the remaining 43 examples, a full two-thirds (67%) describe a cord that is trivial or easily snapped. Only 7% denote a thick, strong rope, and 17% describe a thin rope that is strong. Given (1) the rhetorical context of 2 Nephi, (2) an expression that usually refers to a cord of trivial thickness and strength, and (3) virtually all poetic, scriptural, or allegorical uses imply fragility, the evidence overwhelmingly contradicts the anti-Masonic thesis.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 2 Nephi
ID = [3618]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2018-01-01  Collections:  bom,interpreter-journal  Size: 64257  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:32
Merrill, Byron R. “Government By the Voice of the People: a Witness and a Warning.” In The Book of Mormon: Mosiah, Salvation Only Through Christ eds. Monte S. Nyman and Charles D. Tate, Jr., 113–137. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1991.
Topics:    RSC Topics > Q — S > Stewardship
ID = [36835]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1991-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-bom,rsc-books  Size: 48840  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:22
Nibley, Hugh W. “The Grab Bag.” Improvement Era 62, no. 7 (July 1959): 530–33, 546–48.
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Reprinted in The Prophetic Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 8.
A look into how and where anti-Mormon sources get their ideas and information, and how to protect against them.

Topics:    Hugh W. Nibley Topics > Criticisms, Apologetics
ID = [925]  Status = Type = church article  Date = 1959-03-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,nibley  Size: 35656  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:15
Nibley, Hugh W. “The Grab Bag.” Improvement Era 62, no. 7 (July 1959): 530—33, 546—48.
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Reprinted in The Prophetic Book of Mormon, Collected Works of Hugh Nibley vol. 8.
A look into how and where anti-Mormon sources get their ideas and information, and how to protect against them.

ID = [77273]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1959-07-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:23
Schmidt, Brent J. “Grace in the Book of Mormon.” BYU Studies Quarterly 54, no. 4 (2016): 119-134.
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Teachings about grace in the Book of Mormon are more at home in the worlds of the Bible and the ancient Mediterranean than in the modern understanding that grace is a free, unearned gift. The Book of Mormon teaches that grace is part of a covenant that places requirements on the receiver. Grace manifests God’s goodness to humankind and is closely aligned with mercy and Christ’s Atonement to meet the demands of justice and make salvation possible. It parallels the meanings of hesed (mercy) from the Old Testament and the concept that all gifts give rise to reciprocal obligations, which prevailed in the ancient world.

Keywords: Doctrine; Grace
ID = [10799]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2015-01-04  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,byu-studies  Size: 35057  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 20:01:04
Gee, John. “The Grace of Christ.” FARMS Review 22, no. 1 (2010): 247-259.
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The Greek term often translated as “grace” has a broad range of meaning. Neither Jesus nor the Gospels teach that man is saved by grace alone; Paul is the predominant New Testament writer to use the term. The Protestant concept of grace stems from the time of Augustine. Book of Mormon prophets specify what actions are required to lay hold of the grace of Christ, a boon to be desired.

Keywords: Augustine; Early Christianity; Grace; Jesus Christ
ID = [652]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2010-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-review  Size: 28400  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:13
Peterson, Daniel C., and John Gee. “Graft and Corruption: On Olives and Olive Culture in the Pre-Modern Mediterranean.” In The Allegory of the Olive Tree: The Olive, the Bible, and Jacob 5, ed. Stephen D. Ricks and John W. Welch, 186–247. Provo, UT/Salt Lake City: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies/Deseret Book, 1994.
Topics:    Old Testament Topics > Book of Mormon and the Old Testament
Old Testament Topics > Flora and Fauna
ID = [67900]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 1994-01-01  Collections:  bom,farms-books,old-test,peterson  Size: 125665  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:48:04
Clark, E. Douglas. The Grand Design: America from Columbus to Zion. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1992.
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Asserts that history is often so obscure that God’s help is needed to understand it. The Book of Mormon is the providential means to understand the history and future of America. It contains prophecies about Columbus, the discovery and establishment of America, and future events connected with America, including the establishment of Zion.

ID = [78507]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1992-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:31
Farnsworth, Dewey. Grandeur of Ancient America. El Paso, TX: Dewey Farnsworth, 1939.
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Large booklet with black and white photographs depicting ruins in Latin America. One of the great discoveries that has been made is an exact date of the arrival of the Mayas. This date was deciphered from Mayan hieroglyphics and scientists claim it to be August 6, 613 B.C.

ID = [77831]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1939-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:27
Buchmiller, Golden A. “Grandin Building Opens to Visitors in Palmyra.” Church News 52 (30 October 1982): 3.
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Egbert Bratt Grandin, with whom Joseph Smith contracted to publish the Book of Mormon, was the owner of the Grandin Printing Building. A brief description of the present condition and history of the Grandin Building is given along with a history of the printing and publication of the 5,000 copies of the first edition of the Book of Mormon.

ID = [79496]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1982-10-30  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:38
Worthen, Peggy S. “Gratitude amid Chaos.” Devotional, Brigham Young University, January 12, 2021.
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Whether we are right in the middle of a global pandemic, experiencing devastating loss and grief, or we are experiencing the joyful moments of life, we must never forget to express gratitude.

Keywords: Gratitude; Collection: Overcoming Adversity
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [70212]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 2021-01-12  Collections:  bom,byu-speeches  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:02:45
Andersen, H. Verlan. The Great and Abominable Church of the Devil. Orem, UT: H. Verlan Andersen, 1972.
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Nephi and John the Revelator saw “the Great and Abominable Church of the Devil” that is operated by Satan, will eventually control every nation, and will make war on the Lord’s church in the last days. A division will occur between the devil’s church and the Lord’s church that will cuminate in war.

ID = [78508]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1972-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:31
Jones, Clifford P. “The Great and Marvelous Change: An Alternate Interpretation.” Journal of the Book of Mormon and Other Restoration Scripture 19, no. 2 (2010): 50-63.
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The customary interpretation of 3 Nephi 11:1 has been that those around the temple in Bountiful were showing one another the “ great and marvelous change” that had taken place in the land. However, Jones argues that those people were discussing instead the change that had taken place in their hearts. By examining the context in which this scripture appears and by interpreting other scriptures, especially ones emphasizing the way in which most revelation is received, Jones shows that the atonement of Jesus Christ and the individuals’ subsequent change of heart would have been the main topic of their discussion and would therefore be an appropriate understanding of the scripture.

Keywords: Atonement; Bountiful (Polity); Change of Heart; Crucifixion; Revelation; Temple
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 3 Nephi
ID = [3254]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2010-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,farms-jbms  Size: 53055  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:30
Hunter, Milton R. “A Great and Marvelous Work.” Delivered at the Saturday Afternoon Session of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, April 1969.
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This article discusses that the Book of Mormon is unique because Jesus Christ initiated and supervised its production. It was written under divine guidance by prophets specifically for the last days. The gold plates were in the custody of an angel. The translation was conducted by an unlearned man and completed in approximately sixty days. The Lord proclaimed its divinity and truthfulness.

Keywords: Another Testament of Jesus Christ; Book of Mormon; Book of Mormon Authorship; Purpose of the Book of Mormon
ID = [27978]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1969-04-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,general-conference  Size: 9526  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:16:19
Lindsay, Jeff. “The Great and Spacious Book of Mormon Arcade Game: More Curious Works from Book of Mormon Critics.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 23 (2017): 161-235.
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Abstract: A novel theory for the origins of Lehi’s vision of the Tree of Life has been offered by Rick Grunder, who argues that the story was inspired by a June 1829 visit to Rochester where Joseph could have seen a “great and spacious building,” a river, an iron railing, and even fruit trees. The purported source for the great and spacious building, the Reynolds Arcade, has even been suggested by one critic as a place where Joseph might have found “rare maps,” such as a map of Arabia that could have guided his fabrication of Lehi’s trail. As beautiful as such theories may be to their champions, they utterly fail to account for Nephi’s text.
Among the shortcomings of Grunder’s theory and creative extensions of it, the timing is problematic, for Joseph’s visit to Rochester likely occurred well after 1 Nephi was dictated. The proposed parallels offer little explanatory power for Book of Mormon creation. (For comparison, two online appendices for this article have been provided to illustrate how interesting random parallels can be found that may be more compelling than those Grunder offers.
) Further, any inspiration from a visit to Rochester as the plates of Nephi were being translated fails to account for the influence of Lehi’s vision and Nephi’s text on other portions of the Book of Mormon that were translated long before Joseph’s trip to Rochester. Finally, Nephi’s account of the vision of the Tree of Life and surrounding text cannot be reasonably explained by Grunder’s theory of last-minute fabrication inspired by Rochester or by any other theory of modern fabrication, as it is far too rooted in the ancient world and far too artfully crafted to have come from Joseph Smith and his environment.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > 1 Nephi
ID = [3714]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2017-01-01  Collections:  bom,interpreter-journal  Size: 64622  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:47:33
Rappleye, Neal. “‘The Great and Terrible Judgments of the Lord’: Destruction and Disaster in 3 Nephi and the Geology of Mesoamerica.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 15 (2015): 143-157.
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Review of Jerry D. Grover, Jr., Geology of the Book of Mormon. Vineyard, UT: Self-Published, 2014. 233 pp. +xi, including index and references. $39.99.
Abstract: Over recent decades, several Latter-day Saint scholars and scientists have offered analysis and comparison to geologic events and the destruction recorded in 3 Nephi 8-9. Jerry Grover makes an important contribution to this literature as he provides background on geologic processes and phenomena, details the geologic features of the Tehuantepec region (Mesoamerica), and applies this information to not only the description of 3 Nephi 8-9, but other incidents in the Book of Mormon likely connected to geologic events. In doing so, Grover yields new insights into the narratives he examines, and adds clarity to geographic details that have been subject to varying interpretations. .

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Helaman
Book of Mormon Scriptures > 3 Nephi
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Ether
ID = [4247]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 2015-01-01  Collections:  bom,interpreter-journal  Size: 34643  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 18:49:55
Maxwell, Neal A. “Great Answers to the Great Question.” Devotional, Brigham Young University, October 11, 1986.
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Keywords: Book of Mormon; Gospel; Revelation
ID = [68818]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1986-10-11  Collections:  bom,byu-speeches  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:48:10
Spencer, Joseph M., and Kimberly M. Berkey. “‘Great Cause to Mourn’: The Complexity of The Book of Mormon’s Presentation of Gender and Race.” In Americanist Approaches to the Book of Mormon, edited by Elizabeth Fenton, and Jared Hickman. New York: Oxford University Press, 2019.
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This chapter discusses gender and race in the Book of Mormon through the teachings of Samuel and Jacob, examining the way each prophet speaks to and about women and racial “others.”

Keywords: Race relations; Gender roles; Book of Mormon, women; Book of Mormon
ID = [82106]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2019-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:26
Gunsolley, J. F. “A Great City on the Narrow Neck.” Saints’ Herald 75 (24 October 1928): 1229.
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The discovery of the ruins of a great city about 60 miles from Isthmus of Panama found to be the oldest known on the American continent may be a Jaredite city that is recorded in the Book of Mormon as having been built by the narrow neck of land. An idol found there resembles Assyrian sculpture hence manifesting a possible Semitic background.

ID = [78885]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1928-10-24  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:34
Hunter, Milton R. Great Civilizations and the Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1970.
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Deals with the Olmec civilization, Indian culture, the Maya civilization, Tikal, Copan, Uxmal, Kabah, Chichen Itza, Teotihuac‡n, and the origin of American Indians.

ID = [77832]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1970-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:27
Avant, Gerry. “Great Faith and Obedience are Marks of Nephi.” Church News 54 (1 January 1984): 5.
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The outstanding spiritual qualities of Nephi are noted, including his resolve to keep the commandments, and his great faith in the Lord. Nephi was a leader, statesman, and teacher.

ID = [79497]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1984-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:38
Turner, Rodney. Great Families of the Book of Mormon. Provo, UT: Brigham Young University, 1957.
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A series of five lectures dealing with five Book of Mormon families. The Lehite family featured two opposite characters—Nephi and Laman. The family of Mosiah included Mosiah1, Benjamin, Mosiah2, and his four sons. The house of Alma represents “the greatest of the ruling houses in the Book of Mormon” This family included Alma1 and Alma2, Helaman1, Helaman2, Nephi, Lehi, and others. The family of Mormon (Mormon and Moroni) witnessed the decline and fall of the Nephite nation. The family of Christ is represented by those who become his spiritual sons and daughters.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Mosiah
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Helaman
ID = [77833]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1957-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:27
Weight, G. Dale. “A Great Guide in Solving Problems.” Instructor 105 (October 1970): 362-63.
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Demonstrates Book of Mormon’s influence on youth. Stories of Alma the Younger, Enos, Ammon, Joseph Smith, and Jesus Christ are especially applicable; the Book of Mormon gives youth a “cause” with which to identify.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Enos
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [78886]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1970-10-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:34
Cheesman, Paul R. Great Leaders of the Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City: Promised Land Publications, 1970.
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Every major leader and character of the Book of Mormon is spotlighted with a short history, a poem, and a portrait.

ID = [77834]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1970-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:27
Ferguson, Thomas Stuart. Great Message of Peace and Happiness. Orinda, CA: author,n.d.
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A book containing text and pictures that illustrate archaeological claims about the Book of Mormon.

ID = [77835]  Status = Type = book  Date = 0000-00-00  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:27
Peterson, Donald H. “Great Ministers of the Book of Mormon.” Restoration Witness 8 (April 1970): 10-14.
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Many Book of Mormon prophets delivered a sacred message to God’s people, including Lehi, Nephi, King Benjamin, Alma, and Moroni. When Christ visited the Nephites he revealed his own message and that of his Father.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Alma
ID = [79498]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1970-04-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:38
Johnson, Joseph. The Great Mormon Fraud: or The Church of Latter-Day Saints. Manchester: Butterworth & Nodal Printers, 1885.
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A polemical work written against Mormonism. The Book of Mormon was likely plagiarized from the Spaulding manuscript. Book of Mormon anachronisms listed by the author include the absurd description of Jaredite barges, the alleged quoting of Shakespeare, Greek names and phrases, and Christian institutions before Christ. The practice of polygamy by the Mormons contradicts Book of Mormon teachings.

ID = [78509]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1885-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:31
Petersen, Mark E. “The Great Prologue.” Devotional, Brigham Young University, September 29, 1974.
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We Latter-day Saints must realize that the restoration of the gospel was a mighty drama, the first steps having been taken long before Joseph Smith. If God was going to restore the gospel in the last days, where would it take place and under what conditions?

Keywords: Missionary Work; Restoration
ID = [68399]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1974-09-29  Collections:  bom,byu-speeches  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:48:07
Smith, Elbert A. The Great Restoration. Independence, MO: Herald House,n.d.
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Explores the Great Apostasy and the possible ways of recovering of the Church of Jesus Christ—reform or restoration. The gospel restoration began when Moroni visited Joseph Smith, bringing the original Christian teachings—the Book of Mormon.

ID = [78510]  Status = Type = book  Date = 0000-00-00  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:31
Bickerstaff, H. George. “Great Teachers in the Book of Mormon.” Instructor 96 (May 1961): 179-81.
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Lehi, Jacob, King Benjamin, mothers, and other characters are honored as being great Book of Mormon teachers.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Jacob
ID = [79499]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1961-05-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:38
Bradley, Ruth Olive. Great Themes from the Book of Mormon for Family Activities. Independence, MO: Herald House, 1974.
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The goal of this work is “to increase family interest and skill in using the Book of Mormon” with the hope that all will better understand “the influence of Jesus Christ upon all people” Includes a series of activities designed to open the way to better communication within family groups. Activities include planting a Book of Mormon garden, planning a family reunion, and making a family autograph book.

ID = [77836]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1974-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:27
Archambault, Hubert J. “The Great Value of the Book of Mormon, Discourses Series V.” Rock Island, IL: n.p., n.d.
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A 27-page tract arguing for the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon but against the Mormon church, polygamy, and baptism for the dead. Claims Satan inspired the term “Mormon church” to link the LDS church with the Book of Mormon.

ID = [78511]  Status = Type = manuscript  Date = 0000-00-00  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:31
Petersen, Mark E. “The Great White God Was a Reality.” Improvement Era 72, no. 9 (1969): 6-9.
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This article is a discussion of the Great White God of Ancient America—he was known by various names, provided teachings that contained elements similar to Christian religion, and may have been Jesus Christ who visited the Nephites of Bountiful.

Keywords: Jesus Christ, Postmortal Appearances of, Native Americans, Quetzalcoatl
ID = [76819]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1969-09-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,improvement-era  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:20
Tucker, Denise. “Great-Grandmother’s Book of Mormon.” Ensign, February 1983.
ID = [46129]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1983-02-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 4734  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:48:53
Deane, Morgan. “Greater Portion of the Word: The Decisive Book of Mormon in the Debates on War and Peace.” Paper presented at the 2023 FAIR Defending the Book of Mormon Conference. September 22-23, 2023.
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As a relatively new major scripture, the Book of Mormon is often neglected in a discussion about the principles of just war. LDS scholars haven’t helped by rarely engaging with seminal just war thinkers. Their engagement usually becomes a perfunctory review that serves as a platform for dismissing just war theories and theorists as insufficient in favor of their preferred theories and handful of proof texts, or because of a chauvinistic attitude that disregards non restoration texts. This is tragic because of the Lord’s command to seek ye out of the best books [and] words of wisdom (D&C 88:118). And because the Book of Mormon doesn’t simply show congruency with just war beliefs but offers important commentary and insights about those theories. In contrast to just war theorists who had to discern their insights through expertly reasoned, but still extra Biblical theorizing, insights from the Book of Mormon come within holy text and thus should assume stronger importance. Studying the Book of Mormon’s interactions with just war theory shows how the Book of Mormon conclusively resolves a seeming contradiction regarding how a soldier with a peaceful heart can wield the sword and be a peacemaker (or renounce war). This, in turn, forms a much stronger foundational outlook regarding war and peace.

ID = [81868]  Status = Type = talk,website article  Date = 2023-09-22  Collections:  bom,d-c,fair-conference  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:25
Marsh, W. Jeffrey. “Greater Views on the Very Points of the Doctrine of Christ.” In The Fulness of the Gospel, eds. Camille Fronk Olson, Brian M. Hauglid, Patty Smith, and Thomas A. Wayment. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2003.
ID = [36229]  Status = Type = book article  Date = 2003-01-01  Collections:  bom,rsc-books,rsc-sperry,rsc-video  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:43:18
Benson, Ezra Taft. “The Greatest Book in the World.” Church News 58 (2 January 1988): 3, 5.
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The Book of Mormon is the greatest book in the world, it therefore must be re-enthroned and honored. The Prophet Joseph Smith described it as the keystone of the LDS religion.

ID = [80478]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1988-01-02  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:16
Stevenson, Gary E. “The Greatest Easter Story Ever Told.” Delivered at the Saturday Morning Session of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, April 2023.
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Look at the Book of Mormon in a new light and consider the profound witness it bears of the reality of the risen Christ.

ID = [67402]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 2023-04-01  Collections:  bom,general-conference  Size: 2246  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 6:48:01
Hunter, Milton R. “The Greatest Event in Ancient America.” Delivered at the Saturday Morning Session of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, April 1961.
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This article argues that various Indian traditions and practices suggest that Jesus Christ visited the American continent, as the Book of Mormon indicates. The author points out archaeological and historical similarities between Jesus and Itzamna, the god of the Mayas, and Quetzalcoatl, the “Fair God” of the Aztecs.

Keywords: Ancient America – Mesoamerica; Great White God; Jesus Christ; Mythology; Native Americans – Aztec; Native Americans – Maya; Postmortal Appearances of; Quetzalcoatl; Savior in America; Sermon at the Temple; Works of Ixtlilxochitl
ID = [27416]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1961-04-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom,general-conference  Size: 15345  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:16:15
Relief Society Magazine. “The Greatest of All American Books.” Relief Society Magazine 14 (September 1927): 437.
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This article claims that the Book of Mormon is the most important of all American books.

ID = [80479]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1927-09-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:11:16
Smith, Joseph Fielding. “Greatness of the Work Inaugurated and Accomplished By the Prophet Joseph Smith—Sketch of the Prophet’s Early Life—Refutation of the False Charges Made Against Him and the Latter-Day Saints—Character of Our Traducers—Divine Nature and Value of the Book of Mormon.” In Journal of Discourses, Volume 24. 1884, 8–16.
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Discourse by President Joseph F. Smith, delivered in the Assembly Hall, Salt Lake City, Sunday Afternoon, October 29, 1882. Reported By: John Irvine.

ID = [29531]  Status = Type = talk  Date = 1882-10-29  Collections:  bom,jnl-disc,smith-joseph-fielding  Size: 25578  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:16:28
Ensign. “Greek, Arabic Volumes Added to LDS Scripture.” Ensign May 1986.
ID = [47617]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1986-05-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 1018  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:49:03
Thompson, G. Forrest. Greetings between Judah and Joseph. Idaho Falls, ID: Vanity, 1990.
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A 49-chapter commentary on Zenos’s parable of the olive tree in Jacob 5.

Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Jacob
Book of Mormon Scriptures > Enos
ID = [77837]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1990-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:27
Gregson, Louise Clark. Gregson’s Book of Mormon Story and Color Book. Independence, MO: Gregson’s Storybooks, 1972.
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A children’s book that summarizes the story of the Jaredites from the Tower of Babylon to their destruction. Includes pictures that can be colored.

ID = [77838]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1972-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:27
Gregson, Louise Clark. Gregson’s Stories of the Scriptures of Ancient America for Young and Old, a Continuous Narrative of the Book of Mormon. 5 Vols. Independence, MO: Gregson’s Storybooks, 1972-1976.
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A series of five volumes that retell several hundred Book of Mormon stories in a brief, readable format especially suited for teaching children. The five titles are as follows: Jaredite Period, Migration, Reign of Kings, Reign of Judges, and Christ in America

ID = [77839]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1976-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:27
Ensign. “Ground Broken for Bountiful Temple.” Ensign July 1992.
ID = [50610]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1992-07-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 6027  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:51:54
Ensign. “Groundbreaking for Bountiful Utah Temple.” Ensign May 1992.
ID = [50530]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1992-05-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 1264  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:51:53
Unattributed. “A Group of Six Prophecies.” Young Woman’s Journal 32 (February 1921): 101-13.
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Discusses prophecies found in the Book of Mormon including: the Lamanites would be a scourge to the Nephites; the Lamanites would not be utterly destroyed; there would be an apostasy from the truth; the Jaredites would be destroyed; readers of the Book of Mormon will receive a testimony of its truthfulness if they follow the proper steps. The Book of Mormon was preserved for the benefit of those of the latter days.

ID = [78887]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1921-02-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:34
Giacalone, Joseph. “Growing into the Church.” Ensign, June 1984.
ID = [46718]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1984-06-01  Collections:  bom,ensign  Size: 6114  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 5:48:57
Ellsworth, Richard G. “Growing toward the Good.” New Era 16, no. 5 (1986): 8-13.
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A testimonial by an individual in the navy who studied the Book of Mormon and felt a great spiritual power accompany the book. The promise in Moroni 10 had a long lasting effect upon him.

Keywords: Conversion, Moroni',s Promise, Scripture Study, Testimony
Topics:    Book of Mormon Scriptures > Moroni
ID = [76604]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1986-05-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:19
Ellsworth, Richard G. “Growing toward the Good.” New Era 16 (May 1986): 8-13.
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A testimonial by an individual in the navy who studied the Book of Mormon and felt a great spiritual power accompany the book. The promise in Moroni 10 had a long lasting effect upon him.

ID = [79500]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1986-05-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:38
Church News. “Growth Highlights President Kimball’s Administration.” Church News 55 (24 March 1985): 10.
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Presents a graph of Book of Mormon translations showing the phenomenal growth in the years between 1974 and 1984, years of President Kimball’s administration. It matches his statement to “lengthen our stride,” which typifies his life.

ID = [79501]  Status = Type = newspaper article  Date = 1985-03-24  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:38
Lesueur, James W. “The Guatamalan (sic) Petroglyphs: The Nephite Story or From Whence Came the Aztecs.” Mesa, AZ: n.p., 1946.
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The author reviews many Indian legends and beliefs that parallel Book of Mormon claims. Such legends include: Jesus Christ visiting the Americas, their ancestors as descendants of Hebrews and their travel across the sea, and the voyages of Hagoth. The author interprets the Boturini Codex of the Peregrinacion de Los Aztecas, using the Book of Mormon. His interpretation parallels precisely the history of the Book of Mormon peoples.

ID = [78512]  Status = Type = manuscript  Date = 1946-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:31
Madsen, Truman G. “Guest Editor’s Prologue 10:3.” Brigham Young University Studies 10, no. 3 (1970): 252.
ID = [9584]  Status = Type = journal article  Date = 1970-01-02  Collections:  bom,byu-studies  Size: 6358  Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/16/24 20:00:56
Holt, Douglas, and Marianne Holt. “Guide to Applying Book of Mormon Scriptures in Your Life.” New Era 23, no. 1 (1993): 34.
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A list of scriptures organized by topic to help in applying the Book of Mormon to everyday life.

Keywords: Scripture Study, Study Helps
ID = [76616]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1993-01-01  Collections:  bmc-archive,bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:19
New Era. “Guide to Applying Book of Mormon Scriptures in Your Life.” New Era 23 (January 1993): 34.
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A list of scriptures organized by topic to help in applying the Book of Mormon to everyday life.

ID = [79502]  Status = Type = magazine article  Date = 1993-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:38
Ludlow, Daniel H. A Guide to the Reading of the Book of Mormon. Provo, UT: Brigham Young University, 1964.
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A study guide of thirty-five sections on the Book of Mormon. Each section contains objectives, a prospectus for the assigned reading material, and study questions. Four appendices conclude the work.

ID = [77418]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1964-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:24
Berrett, William Edwin, Milton R. Hunter, Roy A. Welker, and H. Alvah Fitzgerald. A Guide to the Study of the Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Department of Education, 1938.
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An introduction to the Book of Mormon, featuring external evidences, teachings about God and Christ, immortality, and ethical and social teachings of the Book of Mormon.

ID = [77419]  Status = Type = book  Date = 1938-01-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:24
Hight, Dan. “Gustav and the Golden Plates.” The Witness: Newsletter of the Foundation for Research on Ancient America 77 (Summer 1992): 14.
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Gustav Koehn seriously questioned the Book of Mormon. He had a dream in which an angel showed him the plates of gold, leafed through them, and declared the book to be true. He was baptized into the RLDS church and continued to testify of the Book of Mormon.

ID = [79503]  Status = Type = newsletter article  Date = 1992-07-01  Collections:  bom  Size:   Children: 0  Rebuilt: 6/17/24 9:09:38

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